"Where is the mafia in Italy? Measuring the presence of the mafia across Italian provinces". Global Crime 12.1 (2011), pp. 41-69.F. CALDERONI, Where is the mafia in Italy? Measuring the presence of the mafia across Italian provinces, in Global Crime, 1, 2011, 41-69...
The other spot on the island that remains an eternal favorite for intrepid travelers is its capital city, Palermo. There you’ll find Villa Igiea, the latest offering from the Italian-owned (but very much international) hotel group Rocco Forte—just far enough outside the city center to offer...
Slavery is no longer economically viable. Free the Slaves. Progress. But what did that actually mean? Yes, suddenly we had a large population of African-Americans who were no longer enslaved, but whom had none of the wealth of this nation they were so vital a part of its building.“Give...
that is, thethemeof the world’s non-interpretability. John Barth’s long novels,The Sot-Weed Factor(1961) andGiles Goat-Boy(1966), would be the first manifestation of this, though perhaps only retrospectively
Robert Kennedy Goes After the Mafia May 9, 2024 byLisa Waller Rogers Robert Francis Kennedy, photo, 1964 Robert Francis Kennedy (1925-1968) After winning the 1960 presidential election, John F. Kennedy appointed his younger brother, Robert, as U.S. attorney general. “Bobby” was just thirty...
Robert Kennedy Goes After the Mafia May 9, 2024 byLisa Waller Rogers Robert Francis Kennedy, photo, 1964 Robert Francis Kennedy (1925-1968) After winning the 1960 presidential election, John F. Kennedy appointed his younger brother, Robert, as U.S. attorney general. “Bobby” was just thirty...
“Barrel murders”—that is, murder victims discovered in barrels throughout the city—became a gruesome Mafia trend and calling card in the early 20th century, and Madonia was one of the first. Markings on the container led police to a café on Elizabeth Street, the scene of the murder. ...
We had a friend in South Ogden, when I was stationed at Hill AFB, who were trying their best to renovate an 1895 Italianate brick three-story on 5th Street. It had been the wife’s childhood home, and she had a sentimental attachment to the place. It eventually turned out that there...
the summer heat, sat around the rims of the fountains in the light fountain spray. When I got there and waited for a break in the traffic to cross the street, I noticed, sitting on the rim of the fountain, a good looking man who made me think of the Italian actor, Marcello ...
“After my father died, I remained silent, to avoid shame, embarrassment and questions. But 10 years later, in 1994, when I turned 40, I cracked the silence. I read every book in print – and out of print – about the Mafia. Allen Smiley was in dozens. He was a Russian Jew, a ...