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  • The Rise And Fall Of Italian Terrorism

    Italian democracy may not be as fragile as many of its observers feared or imagined. It has lasted more than twice as long as the Fascist dictatorship that preceded it. Since the end of the Second World War, Italy's citizens and their political leaders have had to overcome massive problems of both state and society that their counterparts in more tranquil parts of Europe have not encountered. The ... Leer más

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  • Strongmen

    Mussolini to the Present

    **New York Times BestsellerWhat modern authoritarian leaders have in common (and how they can be stopped).**Ruth Ben-Ghiat is the expert on the "strongman" playbook employed by authoritarian demagogues from Mussolini to Putin—enabling her to predict with uncanny accuracy the recent experience in America and Europe. In Strongmen, she lays bare the blueprint these leaders have followed over the past ... Leer más

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  • History of the Mafia

    Traducido por Antony Shugaar ...
    When we think of the Italian Mafia, we think of Marlon Brando, Tony Soprano, and the Corleones-iconic actors and characters who give shady dealings a mythical pop presence. Yet these sensational depictions take us only so far. The true story of the Mafia reveals both an organization and mindset dedicated to the preservation of tradition. It is no accident that the rise of the Mafia coincided with ... Leer más

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  • The Sack of Rome

    Media + Money + Celebrity = Power = Silvio Berlusconi

    Award-winning author Alexander Stille has been called "one of the best English-language writers on Italy" by the New York Times Book Review, and in The Sack of Rome he sets out to answer the question: What happens when vast wealth, a virtual media monopoly, and acute shamelessness combine in one man? Many are the crimes of Silvio Berlusconi, Stille argues, and, with deft analysis, he weaves them ... Leer más

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  • Mussolini in Myth and Memory

    The First Totalitarian Dictator

    de Paul Corner ...
    Mussolini in myth and memory. Paul Corner looks at the brutal reality of the Italian dictator's fascist regime and confronts the nostalgia for dictatorial rule evident today in many European countries. Mussolini has rarely been taken seriously as a totalitarian dictator; Hitler and Stalin have always cast too long a shadow. But what was a negative judgement on the Duce, considered innocuous and ... Leer más

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  • Puppetmasters

    The Political Use of Terrorism in Italy

    The CIA has been accused of a massive intelligence failure in the run-up to the 9/11 attacks -- the result, it is said, of a moralistic and bureaucratic approach to information-gathering. But the CIA's spies had few qualms when it came to cultivating terrorist organisations and interfering in the internal politics of Cold War Italy. Puppetmasters reveals how US intelligence services exploited the ... Leer más

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  • Modern Italy

    A Very Short Introduction

    Series series Very Short Introductions
    The history of modern Italy is characterized by recurrent cultural and political projects of modernity, rejuvenation, and regeneration; projects which often had their roots in a widespread dissatisfaction with social and political reality, and perceived moral corruption. The Risorgimento, the movement leading to Italian Unification in 1861, explicitly linked the quest for national unity to a ... Leer más

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  • Anatomy of the Red Brigades

    The Religious Mind-set of Modern Terrorists

    Traducido por Sarah J. Nodes ...
    The Red Brigades were a far-left terrorist group in Italy formed in 1970 and active all through the 1980s. Infamous around the world for a campaign of assassinations, kidnappings, and bank robberies intended as a "concentrated strike against the heart of the State," the Red Brigades' most notorious crime was the kidnapping and murder of Italy's former prime minister Aldo Moro in 1978. In the late ... Leer más

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  • Blood and Power

    The Rise and Fall of Italian Fascism

    de John Foot ...
    'Clear, cool, plainly written and devastating' Lucy Hughes-Hallett, Times Literary SupplementA major history of the rise and fall of Italian fascism: a dark tale of violence, ideals and a country at war.In the aftermath of the First World War, the seeds of fascism were sown in Italy. While the country reeled in shock, a new movement emerged from the chaos: one that preached hatred for politicians ... Leer más

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  • The Archipelago

    Italy Since 1945

    de John Foot ...
    'An enjoyable, highly readable history that manages to bring murky, often fiendishly complex events into the light' Sunday TimesItaly emerged from the Second World War in ruins. Divided, invaded and economically broken, it was a nation that some people claimed had ceased to exist. And yet, as rural society disappeared almost overnight, by the 1960s, it could boast the fastest-growing economy in ... Leer más

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  • Mussolini's Grandchildren

    Fascism in Contemporary Italy

    de David Broder ...
    'Fascinating and trenchant, this account of contemporary Italian neo-fascism is both original and shocking' - John Foot, historianThe dominant force in Italian politics is Giorgia Meloni's Fratelli d'Italia — a party with a direct genealogy from Mussolini's regime. Surging to prominence in recent years, it has waged a fierce culture war around national identity, polarised political debate around ... Leer más

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  • James Baldwin

    Living in Fire

    Series series Revolutionary Lives
    'A scrupulous biography' -- Publishers Weekly'Fresh, incisive, and uplifting' -- Kirkus'If you want to know the real Baldwin, this is the book to read' -- Robin D.G. Kelley, author of Thelonious MonkJames Baldwin is an icon of liberation who created some of the most important literary works of his time, including the novels Go Tell It on the Mountain and If Beale Street Could ... ... Leer más

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