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Since 1992, Italy has been wracked by what has been dubbed a "revolution," the destruction of the First Republic and the launching of the Second Republic. The five parties that once governed Italy are gone; the leaders who guided Italy for forty years stand accused of corruption, many languishing in jail or exile; and a number of politicians and businessmen committed suicide.
All these dramatic events stemmed from the exposure of massive political corruption by a small group of Milan magistrates who became national heroes. Yet this controversial book argues instead that the actions of this group amounted to a coup d'etat, conceived by radicalized magistrates in the 1970s and carried out in the 1990s by these same magistrates for explicit political ends that were ultimately achieved in 1996. The authors examine the sources of the magistrates' political support and protection, the intended beneficiaries of their campaign, and their skillful management of the media.
Along the way, they trace the magistrates' violation of the norms of due process and defendants' rights and the preferential treatment given to political and business allies.
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Italy, Political corruptionTimes
1976-1994, 1994-, 20th centuryShowing 2 featured editions. View all 2 editions?
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Italian Guillotine: Operation Clean Hands and the Overthrow of Italy's First Republic
2000, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
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0585114315 9780585114316
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The Italian guillotine: Operation Clean Hands and the overthrow of Italy's First Republic
1998, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
in English
0847688771 9780847688777
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Published in cooperation with the Center for Strategic and International Studies."
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