Jennifer Clark - Mondo Agnelli: Fiat, Chrysler, and the Power of a Dynasty

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:

Clark, Jennifer, 1972

Mondo Agnelli: Fiat, Chrysler, and the power of a dynasty / Jennifer Clark.1

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 9781118018521 (cloth); ISBN 9781118221969 (ebk); ISBN 9781118236116 (ebk); ISBN 9781118241202 (ebk)

1. Fiat (Firm)History. 2. Agnelli family. 3. BusinessmenItaly. 4. Automobile industry and tradeItaly. I. Title.

HD9710.I84F477 2011

338.7'629222092245dc23

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2011039738

To Dino

The men who have changed the universe have never gotten there by working on leaders, but rather by moving the masses. Working on leaders is the method of intrigue and only leads to secondary results. Working on the masses, however, is the stroke of genius that changes the face of the world.

Napoleon Bonaparte

Agnelli Family Tree

Timeline