The Dictator's Learning Curve: Tyranny and Democracy in the Modern World

The Dictator's Learning Curve: Tyranny and Democracy in the Modern World
ISBN-10
0099578328
ISBN-13
9780099578321
Series
The Dictator's Learning Curve
Category
Democratization
Pages
341
Language
English
Published
2013-03-01
Publisher
Vintage
Author
William J. Dobson

Description

Itâe(tm)s not easy being a dictator these days. Since the end of the Cold War, dictatorships worldwide have been on the decline and those that survive have changed dramatically. Not so long ago, blunt weapons were used to keep citizens under control, but in a globalised world connected to new media more subtle methods for preserving power have replaced yesterdayâe(tm)s forms of intimidation. The Dictatorâe(tm)s Learning Curve gives a fascinating insight into the way dictators are adapting to the demands of the modern world, and their insidious efforts to disguise their regimes as democracies. Mubarak, Ben Ali and Gaddafi may be gone, but the Arab Spring is only the latest front in a worldwide battle between freedom and oppression. In this page-turning and authoritative book, William J. Dobson illuminates the connections and differences between authoritarian regimes in places as far apart as Russia, China, Venezuela, Egypt and Malaysia. Drawing on first-hand testimony from those close to these governments and those who challenge them âe" from incarcerated dissidents, student revolutionaries, to Serbian and American 'trainers in nonviolent revolution' âe"Dobson shows that we are witnessing an incredible moment in the war between dictators and democracy.

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