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Author:   Alessandra Montalbano
Publisher:   University of Toronto Press
Imprint:   University of Toronto Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.90cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.520kg
ISBN:  

9781487546830

ISBN 10:   1487546831
Pages:   300
Publication Date:   18 January 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Italy’s Extraterritorialities: Tracing the History of Ransom Kidnapping 2. The Kidnapping of the Golden Hippy 3. The Day Cristina’s Body Was Found 4. Troubling the Rule of Law 5. Trauma and Language in the Kidnapping Victim Memoir 6. The Anatomy of Captivity Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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"""This gripping analysis of ransom kidnapping brings to light the astonishing roles played by the mafias, the Italian state, and citizens committed to civil society, and thus performs a remarkable paradigm shift for understanding Italian history, society, and politics from the 1970s through to the 1990s. Essential reading for anyone interested in Italian history and culture, trauma and memory studies, organized crime, and social justice."" - Robin Pickering-Iazzi, Professor of Italian and Comparative Literature, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee ""Ransom Kidnapping in Italy is a brilliant and necessary study of a dynamic phenomenon that has indelibly shaped and scarred modern Italian society. Alessandra Montalbano reveals the practice of abduction to be more than a political statement or terrorist act; she illuminates how ransom kidnapping served as a business tool for enterprising members of the 'Ndrangheta mafia and how these horrific acts of violence inflicted a sustained, collective trauma on Italians across generations. Long marginalized in studies of organized crime, ransom kidnapping in Italy finally gets the vital study that is due with Montalbano's book."" - Stephanie Malia Hom, Associate Professor of Transnational Italian Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara ""Ransom Kidnapping in Italy offers the first comprehensive study of ransom kidnapping in Italy and draws upon several fascinating case studies to investigate an important but yet overlooked cultural phenomenon that traumatized thousands of people. Montalbano engages with archives, testimonies, films, literature, and theory to make visible to non-Italian readers what was highly visible in the Italian media."" - Dana Renga, Professor of Italian and Dean of Arts and Humanities, The Ohio State University"

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Alessandra Montalbano is an associate professor of Italian at the University of Alabama.

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