02201nam 2200577 a 450 991077987100332120200520144314.00-8108-9632-X1-4422-2227-1(CKB)2550000001100240(EBL)1312176(OCoLC)853238404(SSID)ssj0001012399(PQKBManifestationID)11659403(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001012399(PQKBWorkID)11045554(PQKB)10035022(MiAaPQ)EBC1312176(Au-PeEL)EBL1312176(CaPaEBR)ebr10733148(CaONFJC)MIL504666(EXLCZ)99255000000110024020130314d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMade men[electronic resource] mafia culture and the power of symbols, rituals, and myth /Antonio Nicaso and Marcel DanesiLanham Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.20131 online resource (183 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4422-2226-3 1-299-73415-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Origins and Organization; 2 Honor; 3 Rituals and Symbols; 4 Appearance; 5 Names; 6 Myth; 7 Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the AuthorsDespite depictions to the contrary, the mafia is not a cadre of noble and righteous warriors, a class of citizens working in the shadows but upholding traditional values. Instead, the authors argue, it is a brutal, violent, and ignoble organization that ultimately violates the boundaries of acceptable behavior both within the family and without.MafiaOrganized crimeMafia.Organized crime.364.106Nicaso Antonio618926Danesi Marcel1964-1523586MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910779871003321Made men3763854UNINA