Corruption

A Short History

AvCarlo Alberto Brioschi

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

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From ancient times to modern, corruption has been ingrained in human society and is still a powerful issue in the contemporary world.In Corruption: A Short History, Carlo Brioschi provides a thorough and entertaining look at how corruption was born and has evolved over time, without ever being stamped out. He examines corruption through politics and historyfrom Babylon to modern-day U.S. organized crime and the great market collapsesand concludes with reflections on the moral perception of corruption and its dangers for democracy.

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Utgivningsdatum:2017-04-25
Mått:114 x 176 x 15 mm
Vikt:213 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Short Histories
Antal sidor:270
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780815727910

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

Innehållsförteckning

Contents:Introduction: If Julius Caesar Is a Thief1. The Gift in Antiquity2. Democracy and Decadence3. Bribes in Ancient Rome4. The Feces of the Devil5. Corruption in Power6. Philosophy of Corruption7. A Pragmatic Approach to Corruption8. The American Dream of Purity9. Restoration and Decadence10. Parts in the Play11. The Great Dictatorships12. Beyond the Age of Innocence13. Expansion of the Realm of Corruption14. Corrupt Finance: The Great Market CollapsesConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex