Made Men: Mafia Culture and the Power of Symbols, Rituals, and Myth

by Marcel Danesi (Author), Antonio Nicaso (Author), Marcel Danesi (Author), Marcel Danesi (Author), Antonio Nicaso (Author)

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  Paperback
  2017

  $25.61

  Despite depictions to the contrary, the mafia is not a cadre of noble and righteous warriors, a class of citizens working in the shadows but upholding traditional values. Instead, the authors argue, it is a brutal, violent, and ignoble organization that ultimately violates the boundaries of acceptable behavior both within the family and without.