Mafia: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
en>Upplysning No edit summary |
m (Text replacement - "Jew" to "jew") |
||
| (One intermediate revision by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
The '''Mafia''' are certain organized crime organizations associated with Sicily, Italy, and later with Italian-Americans. Mafia may also be used more generally as a term for organized crime organizations. | The '''Mafia''' are certain organized crime organizations associated with Sicily, Italy, and later with Italian-Americans. Mafia may also be used more generally as a term for organized crime organizations. | ||
Organized crime is according to the [[FBI]] often organized along ethnic lines. It includes many more ethnicities/races and structures than the traditional media stereotype of the Italian-American mafia, such as the very powerful [[ | Organized crime is according to the [[FBI]] often organized along ethnic lines. It includes many more ethnicities/races and structures than the traditional media stereotype of the Italian-American mafia, such as the very powerful [[jewish mafia]], often ignored in media depictions. | ||
The Italian mafia was suppressed by [[Mussolini]] and the Italian and the Italian-American mafia covertly worked with the Allies.<ref>The Death and Life of the Mafia in Italy, From Suppression by Mussolini to Revival by 'Liberation,' 1926-1946 https://codoh.com/library/document/2593/?lang=en</ref> | The Italian mafia was suppressed by [[Mussolini]] and the Italian and the Italian-American mafia covertly worked with the Allies.<ref>The Death and Life of the Mafia in Italy, From Suppression by Mussolini to Revival by 'Liberation,' 1926-1946 https://codoh.com/library/document/2593/?lang=en</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 16:28, 20 February 2024
The Mafia are certain organized crime organizations associated with Sicily, Italy, and later with Italian-Americans. Mafia may also be used more generally as a term for organized crime organizations.
Organized crime is according to the FBI often organized along ethnic lines. It includes many more ethnicities/races and structures than the traditional media stereotype of the Italian-American mafia, such as the very powerful jewish mafia, often ignored in media depictions.
The Italian mafia was suppressed by Mussolini and the Italian and the Italian-American mafia covertly worked with the Allies.[1]
See also
External links
Encyclopedias
- Encyclopedia Britannica: Mafia
- Encyclopedia Britannica 1911 Edition: Mafia
- Encyclopedia.com: Mafia
- Encyclopedia.com: La Cosa Nostra in the United States
References
- ↑ The Death and Life of the Mafia in Italy, From Suppression by Mussolini to Revival by 'Liberation,' 1926-1946 https://codoh.com/library/document/2593/?lang=en