Challenging the Mafia Mystique

1. Introduction
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2. The Origins of the Mafia as a Criminal Phenomenon and as a Spirit
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3. The Abolition of Feudalism, Mafia in the Unified Kingdom and I Mafiusi di la Vicaria

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4. Public and Private Enquiries on the Criminal Consortium…but the Mafia Doesn’t Exist
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5. Mafia and Politics in Sicilian Society at the End of the 19th Century: The Notarbartolo Affair, the Formation of ‘Sicilianism’ and Consolidation of the Mafia Mystique
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6. The Literature of Defence and the ‘Heresy’ of Don Sturzo
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7. The Popular Legitimisation of the Mafia: The Beati Paoli and the Mafioso as an Avenger
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8. Fascism and the Surrender of the Mafia, the Allied Invasion and the Return of the Villains
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9. The Breaking Point: Danilo Dolci and a New Image of the Mafia
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10. Leonardo Sciascia: The Writer as the Public Conscience
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11. Conclusion
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Avainsanat: Literature, Twentieth-Century Literature, Organized Crime, Crime and Society, Sociology, general, Criminology & Criminal Justice