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> i think this is right. in the 19th-century local governments in sicily > enlisted the mafia to control more independent criminals and gangs, which > entrenched the mafia in local politics. > Yeah, maybe. But a little digging suggests Hammett might have read Burckhardt, which leads me to suspect he had in mind the condottieri. _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
