When Giulio Andreotti, seven times Italian Prime Minister, was put on trial for Mafia involvement and incitement to murder, the whole fabric of life in southern Italy was put into question. Robb uses the 1995 trial as the basis for a narrative which combines a history of the Cosa Nostra with travel writing and vivid accounts of Italian life
Analysis
Andreotti, Giulio
Italy - Politics and government - 1976-1994
Mafia - Italy - Sicily
Organized crime investigation - Italy
Political corruption - Italy
Political corruption - Italy - Sicily
Sicily (Italy) - Politics and government - 1945-
Notes
Fax. 3.6.96
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-326)