Giuseppe Casarrubea

Giuseppe Casarrubea
Born 4 March 1946 (1946-03-04)
Partinico, Sicily, Italy
Died 7 June 2015 (2015-06-08) (aged 69)
Partinico, Italy
Occupation Historian and author

Giuseppe Casarrubea (4 March 1946 – 7 June 2015) was an Italian historian and author.

Life and career

Born in Partinico, Casarrubea was headmaster of the high school GB Grassi Privitera in his hometown.[1] The son of one of the victims of Salvatore Giuliano, from the late 1970s he devoted himself to historical research on Giuliano and on the links between Sicilian banditism and politics, publishing several books about the issue.[1][2][3] His book Portella della Ginestra. Microstoria di una strage di Stato (translated: "Portella della Ginestra. Micro-history of a massacre of State") caused quite a stir resulting in a process in which he was eventually acquitted of all charges.[1][3] His works also include essays of educational sociology and historical works mainly focusing on Sicily.[1]

Selected works

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Morto Giuseppe Casarrubea, lo storico di Giuliano che svelò gli intrighi di Stato". La Repubblica. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  2. Andrea Accorsi, Daniela Ferro. Gli attentati e le stragi che hanno sconvolto l'Italia. Newton Compton Editori, 2013. ISBN 9788854153172.
  3. 1 2 l’epopea di Giuliano "È morto lo storico Casarrubea Raccontò l'epopea di Giuliano" Check |url= value (help). Corriere della Sera. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.

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