Gender and Organized Crime in Italy: Women's Agency in Italian Mafias

by Ombretta Ingrasci

Book Overview

In this comprehensive study of the role of women in the Italian mafia, Ombretta Ingrasci assesses the roles and spaces of women within traditionally male, patriarchal organized crime units. The study draws on an extensive range of research, legal reports and interviews with women involved with the mafia, public officials and police. Placed within a framework of political, social, cultural and religious history, post-1945, this book provides an excellent...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0755642066
• ISBN13: 9780755642069
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"