Fascism and the Mafia by Christopher Duggan 1st ed.

Yale University Press
1989
Hardcover
1st Edition
356 Pages
15.5 x 23.5cm

Condition: Very Good

Examines the complex relationship between Benito Mussolini's Fascist regime and the Sicilian Mafia during the 20s and 30s. Mussolini sought to assert control over Sicily by eradicating the Mafia, which he viewed as a threat to his authority, initiating a brutal crackdown that led to thousands of arrests and temporarily suppressed Mafia activities. Duggan's work explores how this campaign was both a propaganda tool for the regime and a means to consolidate power by targeting political adversaries linked to the Mafia, and the unintended consequences of such policies.