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Gender and organized crime in Italy : women's agency in Italian mafias

Title: Gender and organized crime in Italy : women's agency in Italian mafias / Ombretta Ingrascì.
Author: Ingrascì, Ombretta
Publication: London : I.B. Tauris, 2021.

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Introduction Chapter 1 Cosa nostra and the 'Ndrangheta Violence, power and business Organizational structures and ritualsChapter 2 Women in the Italian societyLabour marketSocial customs and rightsChapter 3 Mafia control over women The code of honour Female oppressionHonour killings Blood alliances through marriages Chapter 4 Women's conformist agency. Performing soft powerEducation VendettaChapter 5 Women's compliant agency. From margins to delegated powerThe drug trade Economic crimesFrom hermes tasks to leadership positions Female agency meets mafia organizational needsChapter 6 Women's transformative agency. In search for autonomous paths The strength of female vulnerability Speaking outFollowing the own children The ethical impact AppendixLea Garofalo's letter to Italian President of RepublicBibliography SourcesNotes.

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om1116720969

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Ingrascì, Ombretta, author.

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Gender and organized crime in Italy : women's agency in Italian mafias / Ombretta Ingrascì.

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London : I.B. Tauris, 2021.

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online resource

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Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.

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Print version: 9781350150782