Chasing the Mafia: 'Ndrangheta, Memories and Journeys

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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. Front Cover 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 Back Cover