Valacchi, J. (English notation) ValacchiJ

Japanese: Valacchi,J.(英語表記)ValacchiJ
Valacchi, J. (English notation) ValacchiJ

...In 1950, Estes Kefauver, chairman of the Senate Investigations Committee on Organized Crime, declared that the Mafia existed as a nationwide crime organization, and this led to the explanation of organized crime being linked to the Mafia. Then, in 1963, Joseph Valacchi testified before a Senate Investigations Subcommittee chaired by McClellan that the name Cosa Nostra was used in the world of organized crime, not the Mafia, and this caused a stir as the first insider revelation. Furthermore, Mario Puzo's novel The Godfather (1969) and its film adaptation (1972) were huge hits, and this led to a boom in Mafia-related journalism in the 1970s. ...

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…1950年,組織犯罪に関する上院調査委員長キーフォーバーEstes Kefauverが,全国規模の犯罪組織としてマフィアが存在すると宣言したことにより,組織犯罪をマフィアと結びつけて説明するようになった。次いで63年,マクレランを長とする上院調査小委員会でバラキJoseph Valacchiという人物が,犯罪組織の世界ではマフィアでなく〈コーザ・ノストラCosa Nostra〉という名が使われていると証言し,初めての内幕暴露として騒がれた。さらにプーゾMario Puzoの小説《ゴッドファーザー》(1969)とその映画作品(1972)が大当りして,70年代にマフィアものがジャーナリズムをにぎわせるきっかけをつくった。…

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