The Mafia: A History
The Mafia: A History
Guest: Louis Ferrante is the bestselling author of Mob Rules and a former high-ranking Gambino lieutenant. His latest book, Borgata: Rise of Empire: A History of the American Mafia, is the first book in a three-volume epic history of the Mafia from 1860s Sicily to 1960s America.
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Borgata is the best book on the mafia I have ever read, I eagerly await volume 2.
Sicily is basically a melting pot of various cultures through centuries.
Great to get some real history on a highly mythologized organization.
It's interesting because the Dogon people, one of the oldest indigenous groups in West Africa, also have/had a paternalistic male elder making the major decisions & solving problems in the community. 800 years of "Moorish" rule in Spain, Portugal & especially Sicily had an impact, especially because West African empires/culture, Ghana, Mali & Songhai played a major role & had key roles in those conquered areas of Southern Europe. The world is much more mixed than most will ever admit. I appreciate Ferrante talking about how whole regions & their communities are suddenly made "illegal" it continues into today.
I grew up on the south side of Chicago in the 50s . I had no idea there was a mafia . LOL
I read "Class Struggle in Hollywood" by Gerald Horne, and there is a chapter on mob infiltration of unions in Hollywood (and in general since control of the unions allowed gangsters to provide jobs to people). It is a fascinating read. And it is through their proximity to business executives and actors/actresses that they were able to work as consultants and influence the romantic portrayals of gangsters in the 1930s. And mob controlled unions were used to break up left-wing union organizing 👎🏻
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Such interesting history told compellingly by such an interesting author