Corruption: A Short History

by Carlo Alberto Brioschi

Overview

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 history—from Babylon to modern-day U.S. organized crime and the great market collapses—and concludes with reflections on the moral perception of corruption and its dangers for democracy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780815727927
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	04/25/2017
Series:	The Short Histories
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	272
File size:	16 MB
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About the Author

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).

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

Editorial Reviews

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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