Historical studies on the Camorra: questions of origins and social background

Journal title PASSATO E PRESENTE
Author/s Carolina Castellano
Publishing Year 2014 Issue 2014/91
Language Italian Pages 20 P. 15-34 File size 135 KB
DOI 10.3280/PASS2014-091002
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Camorra clans, nowadays very present on the public scene given their growing criminal and economic power, have often been analyzed through the scheme modernity/ tradition, and the "Camorra" has been described through stereotypes or literary patterns. Recent historical studies have renewed this analytical scheme, by shading light on long-lasting features of organized crime in Campania. The article reviews recent literature focussing on three main questions: the emergence of the so-called Sect during the unification of Italy; its growth during the belle époque, and the relationship with fascism, less known and studied.

Keywords: Camorra, Sect, Italian unification, Giolittian age, fascism Parole chiave: camorra, setta, unificazione nazionale, età giolittiana, fascismo

Carolina Castellano, Origini, genealogie, confini: fare storia della camorra in "PASSATO E PRESENTE" 91/2014, pp 15-34, DOI: 10.3280/PASS2014-091002