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The Dictator's Learning Curve
eBook - Tyranny and Democracy in The Modern World
ISBN/EAN: 9781448182558
Umbreit-Nr.: 6456774
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: 352 S., 1.35 MB
Format in cm:
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Keine Angabe
Erschienen am 07.03.2013
Auflage: 1/2013
E-Book
Format: EPUB
DRM: Adobe DRM
- Zusatztext
- <p>Its not easy being a dictator these days.</p><p>From Tahrir Square to the Kremlin, downtown Caracas to the Forbidden City, we have witnessed an incredible moment in the war between dictators and democracy. The problem is that todays authoritarians are not like the frozen-in-time, ready-to-crack regime of North Korea. They are ever-morphing, technologically savvy, and have replaced more brutal forms of intimidation with subtle coercion. But as dictators have become more nimble, so have the inspiring people who oppose their rule.<i>The Dictators Learning Curve</i>explains this historic moment and offers hope for the future of freedom.</p>
- Kurztext
- It s not easy being a dictator these days.From Tahrir Square to the Kremlin, downtown Caracas to the Forbidden City, we have witnessed an incredible moment in the war between dictators and democracy. The problem is that today s authoritarians are not like the frozen-in-time, ready-to-crack regime of North Korea. They are ever-morphing, technologically savvy, and have replaced more brutal forms of intimidation with subtle coercion. But as dictators have become more nimble, so have the inspiring people who oppose their rule. The Dictator s Learning Curve explains this historic moment and offers hope for the future of freedom.
- Autorenportrait
- William J. Dobson is politics and foreign affairs editor for<i>Slate</i>. He has been an editor at<i>Foreign Affairs</i>and<i>Newsweek International</i>. Under his direction,<i>Foreign Policy</i>won the coveted National Magazine Award for General Excellence in 2007 and 2009. His articles and essays have appeared in<i>The</i><i>New York Times</i>,<i>The</i><i>Washington Post</i>, and<i>The</i><i>Wall Street Journal</i>. He lives in Washington, DC.
- Schlagzeile
- In this riveting anatomy of the new face of authoritarianism, acclaimed journalist William Dobson takes us inside the battle between modern dictators and those who challenge their rule.