{"product_id":"silvio-berlusconi-television-power-and-patrimony-paperback","title":"Silvio Berlusconi: Television, Power and Patrimony - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Ginsborg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSilvio Berlusconi, a self-made man with a taste for luxurious living, owner of a huge television empire and the politician who likened a German MEP to a Nazi concentration camp guard--small wonder that much of democratic Europe and America has responded with considerable dismay and disdain to his governance of Italy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePaul Ginsborg, contemporary Italy's foremost historian, explains here why we should take Berlusconi seriously. His new book combines historical narrative-Berlusconi's childhood in the dynamic and paternalist Milanese bourgeoisie, his strict religious schooling, a working life which has encompassed crooning, large construction projects and the creation of a commercial television empire-with careful analysis of Berlusconi's political development. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile highlighting the particular italianita of Berlusconi's trajectory, Ginsborg also finds international tendencies, such as the distorted relationship between the media system and politics. Throughout, Ginsborg suggests that Berlusconi has gotten as far as he has thanks to the wide-open space left by the strategic weaknesses of modern left-wing politics.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor of the highly acclaimed books \u003ci\u003eA History of Contemporary Italy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eItaly and Its Discontents\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003ePaul Ginsborg\u003c\/b\u003e teaches history at Florence University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 7.82 x 5.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 17, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48777092202744,"sku":"9781844675418","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/81U-67svNg9781844675418.webp?v=1780415432","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/silvio-berlusconi-television-power-and-patrimony-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}