Agnelli and the Network of Italian Power

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GIÁNNIAGNELLI IS EUROPE'S MOST GLAMOROUS BUSINESSMAN AND THE 'íj UNCROWNED KING OF ITALY This is the story of a remarkable Italian dynasty, of intrigue and alieged improprieties atthe pinnacles of international fináncé and politics; of dealings with prime ministers, with the White House, with the Pentagon and Moscow; of the sale of ballistic missile technology to Third World nations in the face of international agreements which prohibit such dealings, and of the unholy alliances Agnelli has made with dictators such as Colonel Qaddaffi of Libya. Above all, it is the story of a relentless drive to expand and crush the opposition. Agnelli's empire has been accused of skirtingthe edges of the law but somé examples have never been written about, because no Italian has dared to call into question Italy's de facto royal family, and many foreign journalists have been charmed and 'sweetened' into silence by Agnelli's people. This mákes Alan Friedman's account the first f ull study of Agnelli... Tovább

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GIÁNNIAGNELLI IS EUROPE'S MOST GLAMOROUS BUSINESSMAN AND THE 'íj UNCROWNED KING OF ITALY This is the story of a remarkable Italian dynasty, of intrigue and alieged improprieties atthe pinnacles of international fináncé and politics; of dealings with prime ministers, with the White House, with the Pentagon and Moscow; of the sale of ballistic missile technology to Third World nations in the face of international agreements which prohibit such dealings, and of the unholy alliances Agnelli has made with dictators such as Colonel Qaddaffi of Libya. Above all, it is the story of a relentless drive to expand and crush the opposition. Agnelli's empire has been accused of skirtingthe edges of the law but somé examples have never been written about, because no Italian has dared to call into question Italy's de facto royal family, and many foreign journalists have been charmed and 'sweetened' into silence by Agnelli's people. This mákes Alan Friedman's account the first f ull study of Agnelli and the network of Italian power. 'A hugely controversial book [which] makes a series of startiing allegations.' GUARDIAN . 'Áthorough and brave investigation into the [Agnelli] family's continuing, powerf ul and sinister political influence.V • ^ . NEWSTATESMAN 'A compelling account of Italian business and Agnelli's large part in it.' THE ECONOMIST Vissza