Nationalism and patriotism are two of the most powerful forces shaping world history. Though seen by many as two sides of the same coin, they have developed widely different connotations. Nationalism is increasingly seen as destructive, and at the root of the world's bloodiest conflicts; patriotism [...]

"Viroli's basic claim is that although Italy's formal liberties are more or less guaranteed, Italians--particularly the political class--have adopted a servile attitude toward the dominating figure of Berlusconi. Though others have offered parallel diagnoses of the Italian situation, Viroli's book p[...]

Niccolò Machiavelli hör till förgrundsgestalterna och de ofrånkomliga referenserna inom det politiska tänkandet. Hans Fursten är en ständigt återutgiven klassiker. Maurizio Virolis biografi är emellertid inte en biografi om en tänkare utan om en handlingens man.

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