{"product_id":"naples-1343-the-unexpected-origins-of-the-mafia-hardcover","title":"Naples 1343: The Unexpected Origins of the Mafia - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAmedeo Feniello\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAntony Shugaar\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fresh perspective on the early mafia as a means of resistance against invasion, this gripping history illustrates the previously unknown extent of these families' power in the 14th century.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1343: there is famine in Naples. After nightfall, a Genoese ship loaded with wheat is attacked by members of two local clans who brutally kill several sailors and their captain. The attackers returned to the city, greeted by the cheers of their countrymen, and the blind eye of the authorities. The Republic of Genoa presented the Kingdom of Naples with a formal protest against the incident. But, in a historical document of great importance today, King Charles I of Anjou admitted he did not control his own city, that the true rulers of Naples were the \"family.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe purpose of this book is not to retrace the birth of the Camorra through the traditional roads of ethnology, anthropology, sociology, or even folklore for the umpteenth time. Amedeo Feniello takes a new route through a number of previously unstudied elements and makes a unique observation: that these \"families\" of Naples were in power at the time of the birth of the Angevin Kingdom of Naples--one of the first European nation states. They would have been leaders of the new state, actively participating in the business of the royal family and serving as a new class of directors, officers, and bureaucrats.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmedeo Feniello \u003c\/b\u003eteaches Medieval History at the University of L'Aquila in Italy. He has taught and conducted research at the EHESS in Paris and at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. He currently works at the ISEM-CNR of Rome. His previous books, published in Italian, include \u003ci\u003eUnder the Sign of the Lion: History of Muslim Italy\u003c\/i\u003e (2011), \u003ci\u003eSybille's Tears: History of the Men Who Invented the Bank\u003c\/i\u003e (2013), and \u003ci\u003eThe Enemies of the Italians\u003c\/i\u003e (2020). \u003ci\u003eNaples 1343\u003c\/i\u003e is his first book to appear in English.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAntony Shugaar\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of a number of books and has translated hundreds of others, including \u003ci\u003eEverything Is Broken Up and Dances\u003c\/i\u003e by Edoardo Nesi and Guido Maria Brera, \u003ci\u003eNotes on a Shipwreck\u003c\/i\u003e by Davide Enia, and \u003ci\u003eThe Piranhas \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSavage Kiss\u003c\/i\u003e by Roberto Saviano. His translation of Gianni Rodari's \u003ci\u003eTelephone Tales\u003c\/i\u003e received the American Library Association's 2021 Batchelder Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.09 x 9.37 x 6.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 26, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978266313005,"sku":"9781590511039","price":28.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/UUnutIb4vm9781590511039.webp?v=1775801352","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/naples-1343-the-unexpected-origins-of-the-mafia-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}