I corleonesi e la storia della mafia. Successo, radicamento e continuità

The Corleonesis and the mafia history
This article focuses on the history of the Corleonese mafia. The strong influence of the Corleonese group on the Palermitan mafia in the last years of the last century shows how useful is such historical reconstruction. The analysis draws on the first documents, dated since 1893, that certify the presence of the mafia in Corleone. This article underlines the capacity of the mafia to regenerate itself, not only in Corleone. On the one hand, the link between the Palermitan mafia and the Corleonese mafia reveals the continuity of the mafia’s phenomenon. On the other hand, my empirical research contrasts the largely accepted hypothesis according to which the Corleonese mafia is basically a countryside closed system.