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Nicoletta Serenata (Ed.) The ’Ndrangheta and Sacra Corona Unita The History, Organization and Operations of Two Unknown Groups Series: Studies of

Provides insight into two lesser-known mafia groups with international implications Explores a methodology for studying these groups that is applicable for understanding other organized crime networks Includes a full picture of the scope of Italian mafia reach within , the , and globally This book covers two lesser known but important members of the Italian Mafia: the ’ Ndrangheta and the Sacra Corona Unita. Italian criminal organizations, in particular Mafia, are one of the most commonly researched organized crime groups, usually focusing on the Sicilian 2014, XV, 185 p. 11 illus. Mafia, Cosa Nostra, or the Neapolitan Mafia, . However, Italy has other two other , one in , Sacra Corona Unita, and the other in Calabria, ’Ndrangheta. Although an Printed book extensive literature is available on Cosa Nostra and Camorra, less is known about the other Hardcover two organizations, particularly their operations in the United States. Territory is one of the most 139,99 € | £119.99 | $169.99 important elements in the Mafia because the criminal organization operates its signoria [1]149,79 € (D) | 153,99 € (A) | CHF territoriale, controlling every illegal activity in its sphere of action. This territorial power goes 165,50 beyond the Italian boundaries reaching the United States of America and other non-European Softcover countries, with the mere aim of developing their drug/weapon deals and 99,99 € | £89.99 | $119.99 businesses. Mafia, therefore, is not a uniquely Italian phenomenon as it might appear, but a [1] 106,99 € (D) | 109,99 € (A) | CHF worldwide phenomenon, affecting many societies and economies. This unique volume is its 118,00 interest into a field as yet completely provides new information about the ’Ndrangheta and eBook Sacra Corona Unita written by an interdisciplinary group of Italian scholars. It covers 85,59 € | £71.50 | $89.00 organizational, hierarchic, and operative aspects: that is, the role that they have in politics, in [2]85,59 € (D) | 85,59 € (A) | CHF their own families, in business relations in Italy and abroad. It also highlights the particular 94,00 role that Cosa Nostra and Camorra had in their development. Available from your library or springer.com/shop MyCopy [3] Printed eBook for just € | $ 24.99 springer.com/mycopy

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