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1983539The Godmotherhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-godmother-6/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/414917/3c792e15-35c4-435d-b4be-b7e1f8c43405.jpg?v=638334721495500000237329MXNPenguin Publishing GroupInStock/Ebooks/<p><em>The Godmother</em> [is a] crisply written, dutifully researched book exploring the role of women in theunderbelly of Italian life.<br /><em>New York Times Book Review</em></p><p>The chilling story of one womans rise to prominence in the Italian Mafia, and the as-yet untold stories of the women who followed in her footsteps.</p><p>For as long as it has gripped our imaginations, the Mafia has been tied to an ingrained image of masculinity. We read about "made <em>men</em>," "wise<em>guys</em>," and "good<em>fellas</em>" leading criminal organizations whose culture prizes machismo, with women as ancillary and often-powerless characters: trivialized mistresses and long-suffering mob wives. The reality is far more complex.</p><p>In <em>The Godmother</em>, investigative journalist Barbie Latza Nadeau tells the stories of the women who have risen to prominence, and fallen out of favor, in the Italian mob, beginning with the most infamous of these women: Pupetta Maresca. A Mafia woman born and raised, Pupetta avenged her husbands murder, firing 29 shots at the man who killed him.</p><p>Woven throughout Pupettas story is Nadeaus diligent research, and her personal interviews with the Mafia women themselves. Nadeau takes readers inside the Mafia families to paint a complete and complex portrait of the real culture that has shaped the Mafia, and the women who are part of it.</p><p>Leaving behind the stereotypes we know from Mafia movies, <em>The Godmother</em> shows the Mafia in an entirely new light: full-fledged, ruthless, twenty-first-century criminal enterprises led by whoever is strong enough and smart enough to take control.</p>...1946426The Godmother237329https://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-godmother-6/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/414917/3c792e15-35c4-435d-b4be-b7e1f8c43405.jpg?v=638334721495500000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20229780525507727_W3siaWQiOiI3ZTg0MDI1Zi1mOGQ1LTQwZDYtODNkYy1hMzg2N2JkNGZiMTQiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjMyOSwiZGlzY291bnQiOjkyLCJzZWxsaW5nUHJpY2UiOjIzNywiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjUtMDctMDlUMDM6MDA6MDBaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZX1d9780525507727_<p><em>The Godmother</em> is a crisply written, dutifully researched book exploring the role of women in theunderbelly of Italian life.<br /><em>New York Times Book Review</em></p><p>The chilling story of one womans rise to prominence in the Italian Mafia, and the as-yet untold stories of the women who followed in her footsteps.</p><p>For as long as it has gripped our imaginations, the Mafia has been tied to an ingrained image of masculinity. We read about made <em>men</em>, wise<em>guys</em>, and good<em>fellas</em> leading criminal organizations whose culture prizes machismo, with women as ancillary and often-powerless characters: trivialized mistresses and long-suffering mob wives. The reality is far more complex.</p><p>In <em>The Godmother</em>, investigative journalist Barbie Latza Nadeau tells the stories of the women who have risen to prominence, and fallen out of favor, in the Italian mob, beginning with the most infamous of these women: Pupetta Maresca. A Mafia woman born and raised, Pupetta avenged her husbands murder, firing 29 shots at the man who killed him.</p><p>Woven throughout Pupettas story is Nadeaus diligent research, and her personal interviews with the Mafia women themselves. Nadeau takes readers inside the Mafia families to paint a complete and complex portrait of the real culture that has shaped the Mafia, and the women who are part of it.</p><p>Leaving behind the stereotypes we know from Mafia movies, <em>The Godmother</em> shows the Mafia in an entirely new light: full-fledged, ruthless, twenty-first-century criminal enterprises led by whoever is strong enough and smart enough to take control.</p>...(*_*)9780525507727_<p><em>The Godmother</em> [is a] crisply written, dutifully researched book exploring the role of women in theunderbelly of Italian life.<br /><em>New York Times Book Review</em></p><p>The chilling story of one womans rise to prominence in the Italian Mafia, and the as-yet untold stories of the women who followed in her footsteps.</p><p>For as long as it has gripped our imaginations, the Mafia has been tied to an ingrained image of masculinity. We read about "made <em>men</em>," "wise<em>guys</em>," and "good<em>fellas</em>" leading criminal organizations whose culture prizes machismo, with women as ancillary and often-powerless characters: trivialized mistresses and long-suffering mob wives. The reality is far more complex.</p><p>In <em>The Godmother</em>, investigative journalist Barbie Latza Nadeau tells the stories of the women who have risen to prominence, and fallen out of favor, in the Italian mob, beginning with the most infamous of these women: Pupetta Maresca. A Mafia woman born and raised, Pupetta avenged her husbands murder, firing 29 shots at the man who killed him.</p><p>Woven throughout Pupettas story is Nadeaus diligent research, and her personal interviews with the Mafia women themselves. Nadeau takes readers inside the Mafia families to paint a complete and complex portrait of the real culture that has shaped the Mafia, and the women who are part of it.</p><p>Leaving behind the stereotypes we know from Mafia movies, <em>The Godmother</em> shows the Mafia in an entirely new light: full-fledged, ruthless, twenty-first-century criminal enterprises led by whoever is strong enough and smart enough to take control.</p>...9780525507727_Penguin Publishing Grouplibro_electonico_5b78abd4-1a80-39e1-a3f3-1114ddcf2f96_9780525507727;9780525507727_9780525507727Barbie LatzaInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/PenguinUS-epub-048edd97-0182-48d3-8e1d-fc4eb48e2d9d.epub2022-09-06T00:00:00+00:00Penguin Publishing Group