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The Resource Gomorrah, Roberto Saviano ; translated from the Italian by Virginia Jewiss

Gomorrah, Roberto Saviano ; translated from the Italian by Virginia Jewiss

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Summary
A major bestseller in Italy, this is a heroic young man's impassioned account of the decline of Naples under the rule of the Camorra, an organized crime network with a large international reach and stakes in construction, high fashion, illicit drugs, and toxic-waste disposal. Known by insiders as "the System," the Camorra affects cities and villages along the Neapolitan coast, and is the deciding factor in why Campania, for instance, has the highest murder rate in all of Europe and why cancer levels there have skyrocketed in recent years. Author Saviano, who saw his first murder at age 14, worked under cover to investigate the Camorra's control of Chinese factories contracted to manufacture fashion goods, legally and illegally, for distribution around the world, and relates how the abusive handling of toxic waste is causing devastating pollution not only for Naples but also China and Somalia.--From publisher description
Language
  • eng
  • ita
  • eng
Work
Publication
Edition
1st American ed.
Extent
301 p.
Note
"Originally published in 2006 by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., Italy, as Gomorra"--T.p. verso
Contents
  • The Port
  • Angelina Jolie
  • The system
  • The Secondigliano war
  • Women
  • Kalashnikov
  • Cement
  • Don Peppino Diana
  • Hollywood
  • Aberdeen, Mondragone
  • Land of fires
Isbn
9780374165277
Instance
Label
Gomorrah
Title
Gomorrah
Statement of responsibility
Roberto Saviano ; translated from the Italian by Virginia Jewiss
Creator
Subject
Language
  • eng
  • ita
  • eng
Summary
A major bestseller in Italy, this is a heroic young man's impassioned account of the decline of Naples under the rule of the Camorra, an organized crime network with a large international reach and stakes in construction, high fashion, illicit drugs, and toxic-waste disposal. Known by insiders as "the System," the Camorra affects cities and villages along the Neapolitan coast, and is the deciding factor in why Campania, for instance, has the highest murder rate in all of Europe and why cancer levels there have skyrocketed in recent years. Author Saviano, who saw his first murder at age 14, worked under cover to investigate the Camorra's control of Chinese factories contracted to manufacture fashion goods, legally and illegally, for distribution around the world, and relates how the abusive handling of toxic waste is causing devastating pollution not only for Naples but also China and Somalia.--From publisher description
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1979-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Saviano, Roberto
Dewey number
364.1/060945
Illustrations
maps
Index
no index present
LC call number
HV6453.I83
LC item number
C42 2007
Literary form
non fiction
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Camorra
  • Camorra
Label
Gomorrah, Roberto Saviano ; translated from the Italian by Virginia Jewiss
Instantiates
Publication
Note
"Originally published in 2006 by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., Italy, as Gomorra"--T.p. verso
Bar code
  • 31223075745563
  • 31223075745571
  • 31223075745548
  • 31223080892244
  • 31223080892236
  • 31223075745522
  • 31223080892228
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
The Port -- Angelina Jolie -- The system -- The Secondigliano war -- Women -- Kalashnikov -- Cement -- Don Peppino Diana -- Hollywood -- Aberdeen, Mondragone -- Land of fires
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
1st American ed.
Extent
301 p.
Isbn
9780374165277
Lccn
2007031004
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
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  • bro-cust20071211-153
  • bro-cust20080122-153
System control number
  • 153578620
  • (OCoLC)153578620
Label
Gomorrah, Roberto Saviano ; translated from the Italian by Virginia Jewiss
Publication
Note
"Originally published in 2006 by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., Italy, as Gomorra"--T.p. verso
Bar code
  • 31223075745563
  • 31223075745571
  • 31223075745548
  • 31223080892244
  • 31223080892236
  • 31223075745522
  • 31223080892228
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
The Port -- Angelina Jolie -- The system -- The Secondigliano war -- Women -- Kalashnikov -- Cement -- Don Peppino Diana -- Hollywood -- Aberdeen, Mondragone -- Land of fires
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
1st American ed.
Extent
301 p.
Isbn
9780374165277
Lccn
2007031004
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
map
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
  • bro-cust20071211-153
  • bro-cust20080122-153
System control number
  • 153578620
  • (OCoLC)153578620

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