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The dictator's learning curve : inside the global battle for democracy / William J. Dobson.
Author
Dobson, William J.
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Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
First Anchor books edition.
Published/Created
New York : Anchor Books, a Division of Random House, Inc., 2013.
©2012
Description
341 pages ; 21 cm
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Stokes Library - Wallace Hall (SPIA)
JC423 .D666 2013
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Democratization
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Dictatorship
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Summary note
"In this riveting anatomy of authoritarianism, acclaimed journalist William Dobson takes us inside the battle between dictators and those who would challenge their rule. Recent history has seen an incredible moment in the war between dictators and democracy -- with waves of protests sweeping Syria and Yemen, and despots falling in Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya. But the Arab Spring is only the latest front in a global battle between freedom and repression, a battle that, until recently, dictators have been winning hands-down. The problem is that today's authoritarians are not like the frozen-in-time, ready-to-crack regimes of Burma and North Korea. They are ever-morphing, technologically savvy, and internationally connected, and have replaced more brutal forms of intimidation with subtle coercion. The Dictator's Learning Curve explains this historic moment and provides crucial insight into the fight for democracy." -- From publisher's website.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction
The czar
Enemies of the State
El comandante
The opposition
The youth
The pharaoh
The professionals
The technocrats
Epilogue.
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ISBN
9780307477552 ((pbk.))
030747755X ((pbk.))
LCCN
2012532015
OCLC
795758058
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