Silvio Berlusconi - A Study in Failure

This book is about one of the most remarkable European politicians of recent decades, Silvio Berlusconi, and about his contribution to the dramatic changes that have overtaken Italian politics since the early 1990s.

List of contents

Introduction: a remarkable politician?
Part I: Emergence
1 From childhood, through business career to political debut, 1936-93
2 Berlusconi's political message
Part II: Berlusconi the politician
3 Forza Italia and national politics, 1994-2001
4 Berlusconi the party leader
Part III: Berlusconi the Prime Minister
5 Berlusconi in office, 2001-11
6 Berlusconi's relations with the political class
Part IV: Berlusconi's legacy
7 Berlusconi and cultural change in Italy
8 Berlusconi's electoral impact
9 Berlusconi as head of government
10 Berlusconi's legacy for the quality of Italian democracy
Conclusion: the Berlusconi story and Donald Trump
References
Index

About the author

James L. Newell is Professor of Politics at the University of Salford

Summary

This book is about one of the most remarkable European politicians of recent decades, Silvio Berlusconi, and about his contribution to the dramatic changes that have overtaken Italian politics since the early 1990s. -- .

Product details

• Authors: James L Newell, James L Newell, James L. Newell
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2018
• EAN: 9780719075971
• ISBN: 978-0-7190-7597-1
• No. of pages: 248
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries