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.Cosa Nostra: A History of the Sicilian Mafia

by: John Dickie

March 08, 2007
by far the most interesting book I have read in ages, everything you wanted to know about the Mafia. And as everyone says, 'LEMONS!'?!?
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.Delizia!

by: John Dickie

May 01, 2008
In tracing the historical development of Italian cuisine, John Dickie demolishes the stereotypical image of the rural Italian cook and relates the Italian approach to food to a range of distinctive regional styles each centred around a major city. He examines the challenges of cooking and eating in Italy from massive medieval banquets to the cholera-infested slums of Naples, considering the political and social issues that have contributed to the food we would define as 'Italian' today.
This is not really a book about types of food, it is a cultural and social history, an examination of how attitudes to eating have evolved and been shaped by social and economic considerations. Dickie is interested in those who wrote about food, those who have ... Read More:
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.Cosa Nostra: A History of the Sicilian Mafia

by: John Dickie

August 02, 2004
The praise given by critics and reviewers when this book was first published in 2004 are easily understood and justified when reading it in paperback format. While many earlier books have largely relied on a review of recent Sicilian history and events post WWII (Norman Lewis, Claire Sterling) or focussing on a very specific area (such as Alex Stille's "Excellent Cadavers" on the story of investigating magistrates Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino), this is the first real recent effort I know of in English to write a full history of the Sicilian Mafia under its correct name of Cosa Nostra. This is faciltated by the recent outpouring of Italian writings based on the vast amount of new information and evidence now available and which Dickie fully ... Read More:
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.Delizia! The Epic History of the Italians and Their Food

by: John Dickie

August 09, 2007
I don't read as much as I'd like to, and I sometimes find it difficult to finish books, particularly if they don't interest me. I'm almost at the end of Delizia and it has proved riveting throughout. It is full of surprising facts, like the use of spices in medieval Italian cooking. It is thought provoking and has left me wanting to know more - that's why I'm back on the site, looking for follow-up books I can buy.

Don't buy it for recipes. There aren't any. Do buy it if you are interested in Italian history or food history.
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.Cosa Nostra: A History of the Sicilian Mafia

by: John Dickie

January 19, 2004
John Dickie has written, in Cosa Nostra, a scholarly history of the Sicilian mafia, as befits a senior lecturer in Italian Studies.

Dickie traces the genesis of the mafia back into the early nineteenth century, where it flourished in the lemon groves of Palermo and surrounding towns and villages. This feudal environment was a breeding ground for local tyrannies, a situation that survived the introduction of both industrialisation and capitalism. Dickie then traces this torturous history through nearly two bloody centuries of violence, political corruption and graft, the fascist crackdowns on organised crime, the Communist opposition to the mafia, the life and times of foot soldiers and bosses and the brave anti-mafia investigators and prosecutors. ... Read More:
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.Inside the Foreign Office

by: John Dickie

March 06, 1992
John Dickie has written, in Cosa Nostra, a scholarly history of the Sicilian mafia, as befits a senior lecturer in Italian Studies.

Dickie traces the genesis of the mafia back into the early nineteenth century, where it flourished in the lemon groves of Palermo and surrounding towns and villages. This feudal environment was a breeding ground for local tyrannies, a situation that survived the introduction of both industrialisation and capitalism. Dickie then traces this torturous history through nearly two bloody centuries of violence, political corruption and graft, the fascist crackdowns on organised crime, the Communist opposition to the mafia, the life and times of foot soldiers and bosses and the brave anti-mafia investigators and prosecutors. ... Read More:
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.The New Mandarins: How British Foreign Policy Works

by: John Dickie

May 28, 2004
As a person interested in British History, this book is an excellent source in order to know more about British Foreign Policy. Although it covers mostly from the latest years of the 20th century, you can grasp the mechanics of this affairs in Britain and the high standards developed by the Foreign Office. Is admirable how Britain conduct is foreign policy, from the selection of the new mandarins to a decision of being involved in International events, all of them to assure Britain interest in the world, spanning several countries in all the continents, including Africa. The book also deals with those groups seeking influence on foreign policy, such as the enviromentalist or Human Right groups, and also dedicate a chapter to the media, the Fourth Estate as it is called ... Read More:
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.Delizia!: The Epic History of the Italians and Their Food

by: John Dickie

January 08, 2008
As a person interested in British History, this book is an excellent source in order to know more about British Foreign Policy. Although it covers mostly from the latest years of the 20th century, you can grasp the mechanics of this affairs in Britain and the high standards developed by the Foreign Office. Is admirable how Britain conduct is foreign policy, from the selection of the new mandarins to a decision of being involved in International events, all of them to assure Britain interest in the world, spanning several countries in all the continents, including Africa. The book also deals with those groups seeking influence on foreign policy, such as the enviromentalist or Human Right groups, and also dedicate a chapter to the media, the Fourth Estate as it is called ... Read More:
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.Producers and Consumers in EU e-Commerce Law

by: John Dickie

July 24, 2005
As a person interested in British History, this book is an excellent source in order to know more about British Foreign Policy. Although it covers mostly from the latest years of the 20th century, you can grasp the mechanics of this affairs in Britain and the high standards developed by the Foreign Office. Is admirable how Britain conduct is foreign policy, from the selection of the new mandarins to a decision of being involved in International events, all of them to assure Britain interest in the world, spanning several countries in all the continents, including Africa. The book also deals with those groups seeking influence on foreign policy, such as the enviromentalist or Human Right groups, and also dedicate a chapter to the media, the Fourth Estate as it is called ... Read More:
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.Cosa Nostra: A History of the Sicilian Mafia

by: John Dickie

October 30, 2004
The praise given by critics and reviewers when this book was first published in 2004 are easily understood and justified when reading it in paperback format. While many earlier books have largely relied on a review of recent Sicilian history and events post WWII (Norman Lewis, Claire Sterling) or focussing on a very specific area (such as Alex Stille's "Excellent Cadavers" on the story of investigating magistrates Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino), this is the first real recent effort I know of in English to write a full history of the Sicilian Mafia under its correct name of Cosa Nostra. This is faciltated by the recent outpouring of Italian writings based on the vast amount of new information and evidence now available and which Dickie fully acknowledges in his book. ... Read More:
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