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'Readable history'. (TLS )
REVIEWS FOR BLOOD BROTHERHOODS (THE HARDBACK EDITION): (. )
'His narrative bowls along, powered by the sort of muscular prose one associates with great detective fiction. An exhilarating history.' (Financial Times )
'Exciting and well-written, it plays out like a 19th-century Sopranos'. (Shortlist )
'Both fine social history and hair-raising true crime, this account of the Italian underworld clans tells a grimly fascinating tale.' (Independent )
'Combines his trademark of scholarly documentation with a rattling good read.' (Matthew Fort )
'Chilling but essential reading if you want to understand the mindset of the darkest elements of Italian life.' (RTE Guide )
'By shining a light so powerfully into the darkest recesses of mafia mythology and history, Dickie's new book will certainly provide a concrete tool in the anti-mafia struggle to which many Italians and Calabrians in Australia and Italy are passionately committed.' (Australian Literary Review )
'enthralling ... chillingly charts the birth and rise of all three of Italy's mafias'. (Dr John Guy )
'Magisterial ... absorbing.' (The Scotsman )
'BLOOD BROTHERHOODS is almost certainly the most ambitious true-crime assignment ever. The result is a stunning success: a sprawling, powerful historical narrative that is the definitive story of Sicily's Mafia, the Camorra of Naples, and Calabria's 'Ndrangheta.' (The Adelaide Advertiser )
REVIEWS FOR BLOOD BROTHERHOODS (THE HARDBACK EDITION): (. )
'His narrative bowls along, powered by the sort of muscular prose one associates with great detective fiction. An exhilarating history.' (Financial Times )
'Exciting and well-written, it plays out like a 19th-century Sopranos'. (Shortlist )
'Both fine social history and hair-raising true crime, this account of the Italian underworld clans tells a grimly fascinating tale.' (Independent )
'Combines his trademark of scholarly documentation with a rattling good read.' (Matthew Fort )
'Chilling but essential reading if you want to understand the mindset of the darkest elements of Italian life.' (RTE Guide )
'By shining a light so powerfully into the darkest recesses of mafia mythology and history, Dickie's new book will certainly provide a concrete tool in the anti-mafia struggle to which many Italians and Calabrians in Australia and Italy are passionately committed.' (Australian Literary Review )
'enthralling ... chillingly charts the birth and rise of all three of Italy's mafias'. (Dr John Guy )
'Magisterial ... absorbing.' (The Scotsman )
'BLOOD BROTHERHOODS is almost certainly the most ambitious true-crime assignment ever. The result is a stunning success: a sprawling, powerful historical narrative that is the definitive story of Sicily's Mafia, the Camorra of Naples, and Calabria's 'Ndrangheta.' (The Adelaide Advertiser )
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MAFIA BROTHERHOODS (previously published as BLOOD BROTHERHOODS) is the enthralling new history of Italian organised crime by the author of the international bestseller COSA NOSTRA. Mafia. Camorra. 'Ndrangheta.
The Sicilian mafia, or Cosa Nostra, is far from being Italy's only dangerous criminal fraternity. The south of the country hosts two other major mafias: the camorra, from Naples and its hinterland; and the 'ndrangheta, the mafia from the poor and isolated region of Calabria that has now risen to become the most powerful mob of all.
Each of these brotherhoods has its own methods, its own dark rituals, its own style of ferocity and corruption. Their early history is little known; indeed some of it has been entirely shrouded in myth and silence until now.
MAFIA BROTHERHOODS is a book of breathtaking ambition, charting the birth and rise of all three of Italy's mafias. It blends ground-breaking archival research, passionate narrative, and shrewd historical analysis to bring Italy's unique 'criminal ecosystem', and the three terrifying criminal brotherhoods that evolved within it, to life on the page.
Previously published as BLOOD BROTHERHOODS.
The Sicilian mafia, or Cosa Nostra, is far from being Italy's only dangerous criminal fraternity. The south of the country hosts two other major mafias: the camorra, from Naples and its hinterland; and the 'ndrangheta, the mafia from the poor and isolated region of Calabria that has now risen to become the most powerful mob of all.
Each of these brotherhoods has its own methods, its own dark rituals, its own style of ferocity and corruption. Their early history is little known; indeed some of it has been entirely shrouded in myth and silence until now.
MAFIA BROTHERHOODS is a book of breathtaking ambition, charting the birth and rise of all three of Italy's mafias. It blends ground-breaking archival research, passionate narrative, and shrewd historical analysis to bring Italy's unique 'criminal ecosystem', and the three terrifying criminal brotherhoods that evolved within it, to life on the page.
Previously published as BLOOD BROTHERHOODS.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I read this follwing JD's earlier book and expecting the same detailed account. I found this the case but much more readable. Each mafia association is described in full, its history, profile and development and how it is linked to the other crime syndicates. The links with politics and the development of modern day Italy are explored and expalined in full. Whether you are a budding 'Mafiosa' or not this is an absorbing account from the birth of 'mafia' to almost the current times. It is a great read,and some memorable quotes. Take a few hours off and treat yourself to a good read. Neil D.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Having enjoyed John Dickie's books Delizia! and Cosa Nostra I was looking forward to his latest book Blood Brotherhoods.It was just as readable and informative as the others.The research that went into the book must have been immense.The links between the Italian state and organised crime is chilling and revealing.This is as good a read and as entertaining as any crime novel.The book is well laid out with the history from 1850 to 1943 of the three southern crime organisations and has two sections of photograghs. As a lover of Italy and Italians I found the dark side of them that is revealed in this book fascinating.I thoroughly recommend this book to lovers of crime literature as well as those interested in the history of Italy and it's people.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is the second book of what now looks like a genre (a third book is to be published shortly) by this brilliant author: historical evidence on mafia and the likes to be read as an unputdownable thriller story. "Blood brotherhoods" is as entertaining as a Martin Scorsese's gangster movie and well researched as an outstanding academic paper. It is about how the mafia and her sister associations (camorra and ndrangheta) partnered with the State to co-manage their relevant territories since the inception of Italy as a single nation. Absolutely brilliant!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
osso mastrosso and carcagnosso
A brilliant book by a brilliant historian, John Dickie. Plots the tortured birth of the prison Camorra to its death as an "Honoured Society" in 1912, one of the many surprising... Read more
Published 2 months ago by steven trotter
Bloody Good
You might call it a history book that reads like a novel. Superbly researched and superbly written. I imagine it would be technically hard for Dickie to write three separate... Read more
Published 7 months ago by John Irving
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