See Naples and Die: The Camorra and Organized Crime [Paperback]

A century before the emergence of its cousin, the Sicilian mafia, the criminal organisation known as 'The Camorra' was establishing a deadly grip on Naples and Southern Italy. Its influence today is as strong as ever. This account of the organisation and its shadowy leaders reveals a crime syndicate of extraordinary power and resources: it involves the major political parties, along with the police, judiciary, administrators and leading figures in the business community.Tom Behan,who died in August 2010 aged 53, was an expert on Italian organised crime. He lived and worked in Naples, witnessing many of the events described inSee Naples and Die.He was a lecturer in Italian at the University of Kent at Canterbury, and wrote numerous books, includingDefiance: The Story of One Man Who Stood Up to the Sicilian Mafia(I.B.Tauris) andDario Fo: Revolutionary Theatre.

Excellent, an exciting read. Carl Levy

Fascinating. Paul Brook,Socialist Review

Lively and readable... honest and interesting. Mark Galeotti,Modern Italy

Very well-researched... excellent. Vincenzo Ruggiero,THES

Acknowledgments

Introduction
1 The origins of the Camorra and the Mafia
2 The postwar development of the Camorra
3 The 'administrative economy' and the 1980 earthquake
4 The 'business camorra' of the Nuvoletta gang
5 The Cirillo affair
6 How the Camorra works
7 Criminal politics
8 Who will stop the Camorra?
Conclusion -Ha da pass? 'a nuttata

Tables
Notes
Index