Mafia: Die wahre Geschichte des organisierten Verbrechens [Mafia: The True Story of Organized Crime]

by Jo Durden-Smith

Die Mafia - was im 19. Jahrhundert als Geheimbund auf Sizilien begann, ist zum Inbegriff des weltweit organisierten Verbrechens geworden. Der Einfluss der Mafia reicht schon lange in alle Bereiche der westlichen Gesellschaft hinein - bis in die höchsten Ränge der Politik. Weil es fast unmöglich scheint, die Mauer des Schweigens um die „ehrenwerte Gesellschaft" zu durchbrechen, konnten Bosse wie Al Capone, Lucky Luciano, Bugsy Siegel, John Gotti und der unvergessliche Don Calò zu Legenden werden. Was ein „Pate" ist, glauben wir durch Hollywood zu wissen. Wissen wir es wirklich?

In diesem Buch geht der investigative Journalist Jo Durden Smith den Schattengestalten hinter dem Mafia-Mythos nach. Er verfolgt die Geschichte dieser Verbrecherorganisation bis in ihre Anfänge zurück und zeigt, wie sie - mit Glücksspiel, Prostitution und Drogenhandel - vor allem in Amerika zur Macht wurde, die Recht und Gesetz nicht fürchtet. Von Sizilien nach New York, von Montreal nach Buenos Aires durchleuchtet er die Ereignisse und die Personen, die das mörderische Gangstermilieu der letzten hundert Jahre bestimmt haben.

Please This audiobook is in German.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, True Crime, Crime

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First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Jo Durden Smith was a British author and a documentary film maker.
He was educated at Haileybury and Merton College, Oxford. He worked for World in Action, Granada TV's documentary team, where his rock films were made.
Subsequently he lived in New York, and then Moscow. He was a columnist for The Moscow Times, to 1997.

Reviews

[Anthony Stillo · Rating 2 out of 5]

Well it certainly tries to do what it says on the cover.

[Dean · Rating 2 out of 5]

It touts itself as "the compete history of a criminal world," but it comes far short of a complete history. It's a big book if you use a tape measure for a guide, and a big book if you look at the print, but there's maybe more wasted white space inside than most books I've ever read. Photos that would be interesting are small, and pictures that would be okay if small were blown up as large as possible. There were a few items that were of interest, and some things were covered well, but a lot of history was glossed over, even to the point of not even hitting some of the highlights. It was an okay read, but as far as a good non-fiction "mob" book, it left a lot to be desired.

[Adrielle · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't learn much from this, most of it is mafia stories most people will already know. However, the images throughout provide good reference.

[Cess Que · Rating 3 out of 5]

More like a picture book than a fact-book but still quite entertaining. A must-have for mafia enthusiasts :)

[Yuliy Sozin · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good introductory read for those who want to know more about the phenomenon that is Mafia.