Mafia, Peasants and Great Estates in Traditional Calabria: Society in Traditional Calabria

by Pino Arlacchi (Author), Jonathan Steinberg (Translator)

http://amazon.com/dp/052127219X

Vivid study of social formations in southern Italy during the first half of this century that challenges established ideas about the homogeneous nature of Mediterranean peasant society and proffers a new understanding of how traditional societies are structured. Written by an acclaimed authority and former Under Secretary of the United Nations.