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

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Ingrascì, Ombretta (Author)
Corporate Author:	EBSCOhost
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : I.B. Tauris, 2021.
Subjects:	Women and the mafia > Italy. Organized crime > Italy. Female offenders > Italy. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Description
Item Description:	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. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.
ISBN:	9781350238831 1350238821 9781350238824 135023883X