Dictator's Learning Curve Inside the Global Battle for Democracy

Name: Dictator's Learning Curve Inside the Global Battle for Democracy
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ISBN: 9780307477552

ISBN-10: 030747755X

ISBN-13: 9780307477552

Edition: N/A

Authors: William J. Dobson

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In this riveting portrait of authoritarianism in peril, acclaimed journalist William Dobson takes us inside the relentless battle between dictators and the people challenging their rule.We are witnessing an incredible moment in the war between dictators and democracy—waves of protests are sweeping Syria and Yemen, and despots have fallen in Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya. But the Arab Spring is only the latest front in a worldwide battle between freedom and repression, a battle that also rages in a dozen other countries from Venezuela to China, Russia to Malaysia. It is a struggle that, until recently, dictators have been winning hands-down. The reason is that today’s authoritarian regimes are…

Book details

List price: $19.95
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 3/12/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 5.00" wide x 8.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English



Introduction


The Czar


Enemies of the State


El Comandante


The Opposition


The Youth


The Pharaoh


The Professionals


The Technocrats


Epilogue


Acknowledgments


Notes


Index