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Sicily is the largest island in the mediterranean sea and one of the 20 regions of italy books set in sicily. Tell us about the salvatore lupo book, the history of the mafia. Giuseppe mazzotta department of italian language and literature. In obriens sedate followup to 20s death of a robber baron, pamela thompson looks into the disappearance of ruth colt, a young woman of mixed race whose aunt, martha colt, is housekeeper. By exploring, in great detail, lots of historical sources, starting in the 19th century, he continues to show how the mafia was an integral part of the new market society rather than a remnant from a feudal era.
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