On tyranny : twenty lessons from the twentieth century / Timothy Snyder ; illustrated by Nora Krug.
On tyranny : twenty lessons from the twentieth century / Timothy Snyder ; illustrated by Nora Krug.
On tyranny : twenty lessons from the twentieth century / Timothy Snyder ; illustrated by Nora Krug.
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Publisher
California : Ten Speed Press, [2021]
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G 2021/2595
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Language
English
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Physical content
127 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Do not obey in advance -- Defend institutions -- Beware the one-party state -- Take responsibility for the face of the world -- Remember professional ethics -- Be wary of paramilitaries -- Be reflective if you must be armed -- Stand out -- Be kind to our language -- Believe in truth -- Investigate -...
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Publisher
California : Ten Speed Press, [2021]
Edition
First graphic edition.
Place of Publication
California
Date Published
[2021]
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Summary
The author argues that American society is leaning toward despotism and totalitarianism and looks back at the 20th century for examples of how totalitarianism has taken over before.
"Timothy Snyder's New York Times bestseller On Tyranny uses the darkest moments in twentieth-century history, from Nazism to Communism, to teach twenty lessons on resisting modern-day authoritarianism. Among the twenty include a warning to be aware of how symbols used today could affect tomorrow ('4: Take responsibility for the face of the world'),...
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Full title
On tyranny : twenty lessons from the twentieth century / Timothy Snyder ; illustrated by Nora Krug.
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"Originally published in paperback in different form by Tim Duggan Books, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC in 2017"--Colophon.
Includes bibliographical references.
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©2021
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Call Numbers
G 2021/2595
Record Identifier
74VKaXLB2gPd
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaXLB2gPd
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ISBN
1984859153
9781984859150
DDC
321.9
MMS ID
991024436221802626
