Nando dalla Chiesa is Professor of Sociology of Organized Crime and a leading authority on mafia studies. A former three-term member of the Italian Parliament, he is also an accomplished writer, having authored 49 books, most of which focus on the mafia, legality, and civil resistance. For many years, he has also undertaken extensive teaching and scholarly activities abroad, with a particular focus on several countries across Latin America. He serves as the honorary president of Libera, the world’s most prominent antimafia association, championing education and social justice.

• Chapter 1. THE HEROES: MAFIA AND ANTI-MAFIA.- Chapter 2. THE ANTIMAFIA MOVEMENT.- Chapter 3. PIO LA TORRE. THE COMMUNIST.- Chapter 4. CARLO ALBERTO DALLA CHIESA. THE GENERAL.- Chapter 5. GIOVANNI FALCONE. THE PREDESTINED VICTIM.- Chapter 6. PAOLO BORSELLINO. THE FINAL VICTIM.- Chapter 7. PARALLEL LIVES. TOGETHER AND DIFFERENT: AN ATTEMPT AT COMPARISON.- Chapter 8. AGAINST THE MAFIA. CONCLUDING NOTES: BIOGRAPHIES,LEGALITY, MEMORY.

Nando dalla Chiesa is Professor of Sociology of Organized Crime and a leading authority on mafia studies. A former three-term member of the Italian Parliament, he is also an accomplished writer, having authored 49 books, most of which focus on the mafia, legality, and civil resistance. For many years, he has also undertaken extensive teaching and scholarly activities abroad, with a particular focus on several countries across Latin America. He serves as the honorary president of Libera, the world’s most prominent antimafia association, championing education and social justice.

• Chapter 1. THE HEROES: MAFIA AND ANTI-MAFIA.- Chapter 2. THE ANTIMAFIA MOVEMENT.- Chapter 3. PIO LA TORRE. THE COMMUNIST.- Chapter 4. CARLO ALBERTO DALLA CHIESA. THE GENERAL.- Chapter 5. GIOVANNI FALCONE. THE PREDESTINED VICTIM.- Chapter 6. PAOLO BORSELLINO. THE FINAL VICTIM.- Chapter 7. PARALLEL LIVES. TOGETHER AND DIFFERENT: AN ATTEMPT AT COMPARISON.- Chapter 8. AGAINST THE MAFIA. CONCLUDING NOTES: BIOGRAPHIES,LEGALITY, MEMORY.

Nando dalla Chiesa is Professor of Sociology of Organized Crime and a leading authority on mafia studies. A former three-term member of the Italian Parliament, he is also an accomplished writer, having authored 49 books, most of which focus on the mafia, legality, and civil resistance. For many years, he has also undertaken extensive teaching and scholarly activities abroad, with a particular focus on several countries across Latin America. He serves as the honorary president of Libera, the world’s most prominent antimafia association, championing education and social justice.

• Chapter 1. THE HEROES: MAFIA AND ANTI-MAFIA.- Chapter 2. THE ANTIMAFIA MOVEMENT.- Chapter 3. PIO LA TORRE. THE COMMUNIST.- Chapter 4. CARLO ALBERTO DALLA CHIESA. THE GENERAL.- Chapter 5. GIOVANNI FALCONE. THE PREDESTINED VICTIM.- Chapter 6. PAOLO BORSELLINO. THE FINAL VICTIM.- Chapter 7. PARALLEL LIVES. TOGETHER AND DIFFERENT: AN ATTEMPT AT COMPARISON.- Chapter 8. AGAINST THE MAFIA. CONCLUDING NOTES: BIOGRAPHIES,LEGALITY, MEMORY.