Preface, Chapter 1: Of Rustic Knights and Godfathers, Chapter 2: From Corleone and Hollywood, Chapter 3: The Far West is Here, Chapter 4: The Godfather, Chapter 5: Part Time, Chapter 6: Avatars, Works Cited
Born in Sicily, Roberto Dainotto is Professor of Romance Studies and of Literature at Duke University, North Carolina, and author of Europe (in Theory) (2007).
"Dainotto's The Mafia: A Cultural History offers something unique
in the somewhat overcrowded category of books about the Mafia and
its pop culture representations: a Sicilian intellectual's
historically informed yet personal perspective on the enduring
appeal of organized crime stories."-- "PopMatters"
"Fascination with the Mafia is something Dainotto digs into in this
enjoyable and informative read. We are drawn to the traditions and
history, while frightened by its brutality and ruthlessness. In
answering why, Dainotto jumps from Garibaldi to The Godfather, and
deconstructs works such as the excellent film Salvatore Giuliano.
Dainotto draws a portrait of the Sicilian and Sicilian-American
Mafia and its evolution from land-control in south Italy to big
business in the United States. And he gives it astute cultural
contexts, observing how a Mafia boss was similar to what many
desired in the concept of the American dream. But he was also
everything they feared."-- "Irish Times"
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