Modern Tyrants: The Power and Prevalence of Evil in Our AgeAlong with its much vaunted progress in scientific and economic realms, the twentieth century has witnessed the rise of the most brutal and oppressive regimes in the history of humankind. Even with the collapse of Marxism, current instances of "ethnic cleansing" remind us that tyranny persists in our own age and shows no sign of abating. Daniel Chirot offers an important and timely study of modern tyrants, both revealing the forces that allow them to come to power and helping us to predict where they may arise in the future.Along with its much vaunted progress in scientific and economic realms, the twentieth century has witnessed the rise of the most brutal and oppressive regimes in the history of humankind. Even with the collapse of Marxism, current instances of "ethnic cleansing" remind us that tyranny persists in our own age and shows no sign of abating. Daniel Chirot offers an important and timely study of modern tyrants, both revealing the forces that allow them to come to power and helping us to predict where they may arise in the future. |
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Science since the eighteenth-century Enlightenment has convinced a large
number of intellectuals that it is possible to formulate perfect social and economic
models, and that society can be "engineered." Karl Popper's demonstration that it
is ...
Science since the eighteenth-century Enlightenment has convinced a large
number of intellectuals that it is possible to formulate perfect social and economic
models, and that society can be "engineered." Karl Popper's demonstration that it
is ...
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tion of 1923, and now the Great Depression, it led to a severe breakdown in the
Germans' confidence in their social and political order. This is shown by the rapid
rise in Nazi votes, and particularly in an analysis of what groups voted for Hitler's
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tion of 1923, and now the Great Depression, it led to a severe breakdown in the
Germans' confidence in their social and political order. This is shown by the rapid
rise in Nazi votes, and particularly in an analysis of what groups voted for Hitler's
...
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Ibid., 37. 51. Kaye, Social Meaning of Biology, 37-39. 52. Higham, Strangers in
the Land; Hofstadter, Social Darwinism; Zmarzlik, "Social Darwinism in Germany,
" cited in Holborn, Republic to Reich, 441-448. 53. Chirot, Social Change, 74-84.
Ibid., 37. 51. Kaye, Social Meaning of Biology, 37-39. 52. Higham, Strangers in
the Land; Hofstadter, Social Darwinism; Zmarzlik, "Social Darwinism in Germany,
" cited in Holborn, Republic to Reich, 441-448. 53. Chirot, Social Change, 74-84.
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| Tytuł | Modern Tyrants: The Power and Prevalence of Evil in Our Age |
| Autor | Daniel Chirot |
| Wydanie | ilustrowane |
| Wydawca | Free Press, 1994 |
| W formie oryginalnej | Uniwersytet Michigan |
| W formie cyfrowej | 13 Paź 2008 |
| ISBN | 002905477X, 9780029054772 |
| Liczba stron | 496 |
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