The Sack of Rome: How a Beautiful European Country With a Fabled History And a Storied Culture Was Taken Over By A Man Named Silvio Berlusconi - Hardcover

Stille, Alexander

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 159420053X ISBN 13: 9781594200533

Publisher: Penguin Group USA, 2006

Synopsis

A profile of modern Italy as reflected by the leadership decisions of Silvio Berlusconi traces the president's career and influence, contending that his wealth, power, and ties to corruption have resulted in a dangerous new form of political populism and victimized everyday citizens. 35,000 first printing.

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Review:

With a sharp knife and a clear eye, Stille . . . has dissected the remarkable, revolting story of the rise of the former (and future?) prime minister of Italy, and the political-cultural revolution that he has fathered, for good and mostly for bad. . . . Fascinating. ("Los Angeles Times")

This riveting, unsparing biography is not merely an expos? of Berlusconi but a vivid lesson in how, under the right conditions, any man of wealth and few scruples can manipulate an entire nation. ("Chicago Tribune")

A frightening case study . . . that has plenty of bearing on our own media-driven politics. (BusinessWeek)

With a sharp knife and a clear eye, Stille . . . has dissected the remarkable, revolting story of the rise of the former (and future?) prime minister of Italy, and the political-cultural revolution that he has fathered, for good and mostly for bad. . . . Fascinating. (Los Angeles Times)

This riveting, unsparing biography is not merely an exposT of Berlusconi but a vivid lesson in how, under the right conditions, any man of wealth and few scruples can manipulate an entire nation. (Chicago Tribune)

About the Author:

Alexander Stille is the author of The Future of the Past, Excellent Cadavers: The Mafia and the Death of the First Italian Republic, and Benevolence and Betrayal: Five Italian Jewish Families Under Fascism, which won the Los Angeles Times Book Award. He is a frequent contributor to The New Yorker, The New York Review of Books, The New York Times Magazine, and other publications.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Group USA
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 159420053X
• ISBN 13: 9781594200533
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384