Strongmen

How They Rise, Why They Succeed, How They Fall

von Ruth Ben-Ghiat

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'A gripping and illuminating picture of how strongmen have deployed violence, seduction, and corruption' Daniel Ziblatt, co-author of How Democracies Die'A timely analysis of how a certain kind of charisma delivers political disaster' Timothy Snyder, author of On TyrannyOurs is the age of the strongman. Trump. Putin. Modi: they are reshaping their countries around them. By drawing on a playbook established by figures such as Benito Mussolini, Muammar Gaddafi and Adolf Hitler, today's strongmen have created cults of personality that have drawn the loyal support of millions. But why - despite the evidence of history - do they hold such appeal?Strongmen explains how these figures manipulate our fears and desires in pursuit of power at any cost. A fierce and perceptive history, it provides a vital understanding of the forces that seek to derail democracy and seize our rights - an dhow to combat them.

• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Politik und Staat Politische Strukturen und Prozesse Totalitarismus und Diktatur
• ISBN: 9781788161244
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 05.08.2021
• Größe: 127 x 190 mm
• Verlag: Profile Books