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Author:   John Dickie
Publisher:   Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Imprint:   Sceptre
Dimensions:   Width: 13.10cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 19.80cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9780340963944

ISBN 10:   0340963948
Pages:   464
Publication Date:   16 February 2012
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available  
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'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

'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

Author Information

John Dickie is Professor of Italian Studies at University College London and an internationally recognised expert on many aspects of Italian history. In 2005 he was awarded the title Commendatore dell'Ordine della Stella della Solidarieta Italiana.

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