Women of honor : Madonnas, godmothers and informers in the Italian mafia
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London : Hurst & Company, 2017.
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Book
Edition
English edition.
ISBN
9781849048064, 1849048061
Physical Desc
ix, 213 pages : 1 illustration ; 22 cm
Status
Wausau - MCPL - Adult Nonfiction
364.106 KAHN
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Published
London : Hurst & Company, 2017.
Edition
English edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781849048064, 1849048061
Notes
General Note
Translation of: Des femmes dans la mafia.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-198) and index.
Description
The role of women in the Italian mafias has long been overlooked. So who are they? Pure and virtuous Madonnas or dangerous Godmothers? Reduced to victim status and relegated to domestic life, women serve as the mafia's respectable facade: virtuous and docile. But, as Milka Kahn and Anne Véron reveal in this absorbing book, women have always been at the heart of Italy's criminal organisations. While the men are behind bars or on the run, it is left to their wives and mothers to uphold and pass on the 'family values'. Once widowed, some push their sons to vendetta; others become mafia chiefs in their own right. Yet many also decide to risk their lives, collaborating with the authorities and renouncing mafia society in search of normality. Through first-hand accounts of submission, complicity and revolt, Women of Honor paints a complex and fascinating portrait of the women in Italy's mafias who have overcome a culture of silence to share their extraordinary stories.--,Provided by Publisher.
Language
In English, translated from the French.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kahn, M., Véron, A., & Ferguson, J. (2017). Women of honor: Madonnas, godmothers and informers in the Italian mafia (English edition.). Hurst & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kahn, Milka, Anne, Véron and James Ferguson. 2017. Women of Honor: Madonnas, Godmothers and Informers in the Italian Mafia. Hurst & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kahn, Milka, Anne, Véron and James Ferguson. Women of Honor: Madonnas, Godmothers and Informers in the Italian Mafia Hurst & Company, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kahn, Milka,, Anne Véron, and James Ferguson. Women of Honor: Madonnas, Godmothers and Informers in the Italian Mafia English edition., Hurst & Company, 2017.
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