{"product_id":"women-of-the-mafia-power-and-influence-in-the-neapolitan-camorra-hardback-9781501774799","title":"Women of the Mafia; Power and Influence in the Neapolitan Camorra (Hardback) 9781501774799","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWomen of the Mafia\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePower and Influence in the Neapolitan Camorra\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eFelia Allum (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781501774799\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 July 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e288 pages, 1 map, 2 diagrams - 1 Maps - 2 Diagrams\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.7 cm, 0.907 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichly informative and meticulously documented, Allum's \u003ci\u003eWomen of the Mafia\u003c\/i\u003e provides significant new empirical materials documenting the crucial roles women perform in the Camorra and their diverse forms of agency, power, and influence.\u003c\/p\u003e (Journey of Modern Italian Studies)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWomen of the Mafia \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003edives into the Neapolitan criminal underworld of the Camorra as seen and lived by the women who inhabit it.\u003c\/b\u003e It tells their life stories and unpacks the gender dynamics by examining their participation as active agents in the organization as leaders, managers, foot soldiers, and enablers. Felia Allum shows that these women are true partners in crime.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe author offers an innovative interdisciplinary analysis that demystifies the notion that the Camorra is a sexist, male-centric organization. She links her analysis of Camorra culture within the wider Neapolitan context to show how mothers and women act and are treated in the private sphere of the household and how the family helps explain the power women have found in the Neapolitan Camorra. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt is civil society and law enforcement agencies that continue to see the Camorra using traditional gender assumptions which render women irrelevant and lacking independent agency in the criminal underworld. In \u003ci\u003eWomen of the Mafia\u003c\/i\u003e, Allum debunks these assumptions by revealing the power and influence of women in the Camorra.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: À la recherche des femmes\u003cbr\u003e 1. Listening to Women's Voices\u003cbr\u003e 2. Women and the Emerging Postwar Camorra\u003cbr\u003e 3. Women in the Camorra Space\u003cbr\u003e 4. Women and the Camorra's Cultural Value System\u003cbr\u003e 5. Hard-Working Foot Soldiers\u003cbr\u003e 6. Efficient Managers\u003cbr\u003e 7. Strategic and Intelligent Leaders\u003cbr\u003e 8. Challenging Traditional Male Perceptions of Camorra Women\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: Recontextualizing the Debate about Women in the Camorra\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52676619698456,"sku":"9781501774799","price":31.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/women-of-the-mafia-power-and-influence-in-the-neapolitan-camorra-hardback-9781501774799","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}