Corruption

Informationen zum Autor By Carlo Alberto Brioschi Klappentext "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." Zusammenfassung From ancient times to modern! corruption has been ingrained in human society and is still a powerful issue in the contemporary world. In A Short History of Corruption! Carlo Brioschi provides a thorough and entertaining look at how corruption has changed over time. He discusses corruption through politics and history from Babylon to modern day U.S. organized crime. Inhaltsverzeichnis " 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 "

Autorentext

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).

Klappentext

" 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."

Inhalt

"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 "