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The Sack of Rome: How a Beautiful European Country with a Fabled History and a Storied Culture Was Taken Over by a Man Named Silvio Berlusconi

by Alexander Stille · 2006

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Stille uses the incredible and appallingly entertaining story of Silvio Berlusconi's rise to power to paint a portrait of Italy today that's invaluable for anyone who wants to understand that country or put the United States' problems in perspective.

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historyhistoryMore like thisLess of thispoliticspoliticsMore like thisLess of thisbiographybiographyMore like thisLess of this
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21st century21st centuryMore like thisLess of thisItalyItalyMore like thisLess of thisEuropeEuropeMore like thisLess of thisMilanMilanMore like thisLess of thisRomeRomeMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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long · 400 pages

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