From the outset, Silvio Berlusconi's career was expected to be short, and he has been considered finished several times, only to have reemerged victorious. This fascinating political and historical study shows that Berlusconi's success and resilience have lain in his ability to provide answers to longstanding questions in Italian history.

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Giovanni Orsina is Associate Professor in Contemporary History and Deputy Director of the School of Government, Luiss-Guido Carli University, Rome, Italy.

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Book Title: Berlusconism and Italy
Book Subtitle: A Historical Interpretation
Authors: Giovanni Orsina
Series Title: Italian and Italian American Studies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137438676
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-43866-9Published: 04 September 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-49405-7Published: 18 December 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-43867-6Published: 04 September 2014
Series ISSN: 2635-2931
Series E-ISSN: 2635-294X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 199
Topics: History of Italy, European History, Social History, Political History, Cultural Studies, Political Science

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

Front Matter

Introduction

The Italian Question

The Antifascist Republic and Its Parties

Berlusconism

The Berlusconi Voter

The Rise and Fall of Berlusconism

Epilogue: The Fly in the Bottle

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