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Mafia and the Italian state: The historical roots of the current crisis

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  1. Department of Justice, Law and Society, American University, USA

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Shelley, L.I. Mafia and the Italian state: The historical roots of the current crisis. Sociol Forum 9, 661–672 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01466308

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