Strongmen : Mussolini to the present / Ruth Ben-Ghiat.
Strongmen : Mussolini to the present / Ruth Ben-Ghiat.
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Publisher
New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2020]
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G 2020/4183
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Language
English
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Physical content
xviii, 358 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction -- Part 1. Getting to power. Fascist takeovers ; Military coups ; New authoritarian ascents -- Part 2. Tools of rule. A greater nation ; Propaganda ; Virility ; Corruption ; Violence -- Part 3. Losing power. Resistance ; Endings -- Conclusion.
Publication information
Publisher
New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2020]
Edition
First Edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2020]
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Summary
"What modern authoritarian leaders have in common (and how they can be stopped). Ours is the age of authoritarian rulers: self-proclaimed saviors of the nation who evade accountability while robbing their people of resources and corroding or destroying democracy. Their mutual-admiration club also draws on models from the past. Vladimir Putin rehabi...
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Strongmen : Mussolini to the present / Ruth Ben-Ghiat.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-336) and index.
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©2020
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G 2020/4183
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74VKavo6JpLd
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKavo6JpLd
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ISBN
1324001542
9781324001546
DDC
321.90922
MMS ID
991024357610302626
