Mafia: the Complete History

By: Jo Durden Smith;

Language: English

Quality: Good

Genre: Crime, History,

ISBN: 9781848588882

SKU: BE501358912870

Pages: 208

Description: Jo Durden Smith investigates the shadowy figures behind the Mafia myth, and traces the organization's history back to its origins in the nineteenth century, as a peasant revolutionary society dedicated to the overthrow of French power. The compelling narrative charts the rise of this small island secret society to a gigantic crime octopus, with tentacles extending into every level of Western society.