Corruption: A Short History

Author:   Carlo Alberto Brioschi
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:  

9780815727910


Pages:   270
Publication Date:   25 April 2017
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Carlo Alberto Brioschi
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Brookings Institution
Dimensions:   Width: 11.40cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 17.60cm
Weight:   0.213kg
ISBN:  

9780815727910


ISBN 10:   0815727917
Pages:   270
Publication Date:   25 April 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"""Contents: Introduction: If Julius Caesar Is a Thief 1. The Gift in Antiquity 2. Democracy and Decadence 3. Bribes in Ancient Rome 4. The Feces of the Devil 5. Corruption in Power 6. Philosophy of Corruption 7. A Pragmatic Approach to Corruption 8. The American Dream of Purity 9. Restoration and Decadence 10. Parts in the Play 11. The Great Dictatorships 12. Beyond the Age of Innocence 13. Expansion of the Realm of Corruption 14. Corrupt Finance: The Great Market Collapses Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index """

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It's a beautiful, brilliant, from some perspectives tragic book about perhaps the most important issue of our times.-Alain de Botton


"It's a beautiful, brilliant, from some perspectives tragic book about perhaps the most important issue of our times.""- Alain de Botton"


It's a beautiful, brilliant, from some perspectives tragic book about perhaps the most important issue of our times.--Alain de Botton


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Carlo Alberto Brioschi is an Italian journalist, book author, and publisher. He is currently editorial consultant at Rai Eri, part of the italian broadcasting company, and at Corriere Della Sera, the main Italian newspaper in Italy; he was the non-fiction editorial director at Rizzoli, the second-largest publishing group in Italy, and prior to that he was non-fiction editor at Utet and Mondadori. As a journalist, he wrote for Corriere Della Sera, L'Indipendente and Il Giornale. He teaches theory and methods of mass media at the European Institute of Design. Among his books are Il malaffare (2011) and Il politico portatile (2014).

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