The ‘ndrangheta – the Calabrian region of Italy’s mafia – is one of wealthiest and most powerful criminal organizations today. It is considered Italy’s most powerful mafia; it’s not only the main object of concern for anti-mafia units in Italy, but also for joint investigative teams in Europe and beyond. Combining autobiography, travel ethnography, memoir, academic rigour and investigative journalism, this book provides a global outlook on the ‘ndrangheta, taking the reader to small villages and locations in Italy and abroad to Australia, Canada, United States and Argentina.
Author(s): Anna Sergi
Publisher: Bristol University Press
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 273
City: Bristol
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Chasing the Mafia: ‘Ndrangheta, Memories and Journeys
Copyright information
Dedication
Table of contents
Foreword
Prologue
1 Mafia, Memories and Journeys
It
Self
What ‘it’ means
In it
‘Ndrangheta
Memories and journeys
2 Wine, Cannabis and Ancestors
Viva la Madonna!
Promised land
Fils rouges
Wogs and roofs
Losing ‘it’
Lost ‘it’
3 Aspromonte, the Roots
The ‘ndrangheta stole my doll
Bonasira
Worshipping
The monster mountain
Stages of denial
Madre Coraggio
Kidnapping season is over
The malleability of memory
4 From St Kilda to Kings Cross
Sydney Kings Cross
Power clubs
Calabrian claustrophobia
Lygon Street Meltdown
Family dynasties
Intercontinental dynasties
North Carlton
5 Bombs, Bridges and Gold
Sunsets
Wine
Bombing
Excellent murders
Cerberus
Sunshine State
Ain’t no sunshine
Hide and seek
Bridges
Organizing thoughts
Crossing bridges
21 August 2009
6 North American Hybrids
Churches and funerals
Brooklyn blood
Crowds and wrinkles
Connectivity and isomorphism
Hybrid borders
Hypermobility and reputation
7 The Port, the Sea and the Wrong Sun
The port
Gioia
Flatland and motorways
Cages and fever
Limbadi Beach
Donde estamos?
Wrong sun, same sun
8 ‘Ndrangheta City and Spiderwebs
Kicking the ball
Triad and quadrumvirate
Inside out
‘La Reggio-bene’
Occult
Ionian coast
(In)conclusive
Epilogue
Notes
Index
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