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The Crisis of the Italian State: From the Origins of the Cold War to the Fall of Berlusconi |  | Author: Patrick McCarthy
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Category: Book
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Media: Hardcover
Pages: 238
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Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 5.7 x 1
ISBN: 0312126670
Dewey Decimal Number: 320.94509045
EAN: 9780312126674
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The first complete account of Italy's governmental crisis and its roots in the Cold War period. McCarthy finds the roots of Berlusconi's rise and fall in the practices of clientalism, the machinations of the Mafia, the corporate direction of Fiat, the edicts of the Vatican, and the organization of the Italian soccer league. A fascinating story that will interest any reader of current affairs.
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 Most convincing account of post-war Italian history September 5, 1999
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
Now that the cat is out of the bag concerning the corrupt compromises at the heart of the post-war Italian state, recent books tend to depict modern Italy as a country whose political system was just waiting to fall apart after the Second World War. Only the extended Cold War from 1947-89 delayed the inevitable, we are told. The strength of this book is that it emphasises the internal reasons for Italy's troubles - and, also, the often underestimated room for maneuver that Italy's politicians in fact possessed to change things for the better. The last chapter or two suffer from being too close to present-day affairs, but the bulk of the book has many useful insights.
 A simple Correction on the Editor's Review March 5, 2000
Mario Vittorio Jay (USA)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
The Government of Silvio Berlusconi, not Paolo
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