The Dictator's Learning Curve: Inside the Global Battle for Democracy
- ISBN-10
- 030747755X
- ISBN-13
- 9780307477552
- Series
- The Dictator's Learning Curve
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 341
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013
- Publisher
- Anchor Books
- Author
- William J. Dobson
Description
An esteemed Foreign Affairs editor and journalist analyzes the ongoing battle between dictatorships and those who oppose them, tracing uprisings in such nations as Egypt, Tunisia and Libya while exploring the sophisticated resources and methods used by modern dictators to maintain their power. 50,000 first printing.
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- 2013-03-07
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