Modern TyrantsSimon and Schuster, 7 lut 1994 - 496 Along with its much vaunted progress in scientific and economic realms, our century has witnessed the rise of the most brutal and oppressive regimes in the history of mankind. Even with the collapse of Marxism, current references to “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 which allow them to come to power and helping us to predict where they may arise in the future. Tyrannical rule typically begins in an economically depressed and unstable society with no real tradition of democratic government. Under such circumstances, a self-pitying nationalism often arises along with a widespread popular perception among the citizenry that grave injustices have been committed against them. When a charismatic leader is able to exploit this situation, he may sanction unspeakable atrocities while claiming to uphold cherished national myths. Chriot analyzes the careers and characters of notorious dictators such as Stalin, Hitler, Mao, and Saddam, as well as lesser known tyrants such as Kim II Sung of North Korea, Ne Win of Burma, Argentina’s Peron, the Dominican Republic’s Trujillo, Pol Pot, Duvalier, and others. He demonstrates how they can survive the rise and fall of particular ideologies and reveals the frightening new marriages between nationalism and a host of local concerns. The lesson drawn is stark and disturbing: the age of modern tyranny is upon us, and unlikely to fade soon. |
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... million people were killed, most of them soldiers, and most of the rest civilians who died of the hunger and disease brought on by war. But at least 800,000 Armenians were deliberately murdered by the Turks.12 In World War II, a very ...
... million people were killed, most of them soldiers, and most of the rest civilians who died of the hunger and disease brought on by war. But at least 800,000 Armenians were deliberately murdered by the Turks.12 In World War II, a very ...
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... million Bengalis, most of them civilians, may have died during the repression by the Pakistani army in the period leading up to Bangladesh's independence.17 Several million died in Ethiopia and Eritrea in the civil wars and related ...
... million Bengalis, most of them civilians, may have died during the repression by the Pakistani army in the period leading up to Bangladesh's independence.17 Several million died in Ethiopia and Eritrea in the civil wars and related ...
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... millions died or were ruined in China and Russia during their gigantic internal wars which accompanied the seizure of power by the communists. Well over a million died in the civil war that raged in Vietnam at the same time that the ...
... millions died or were ruined in China and Russia during their gigantic internal wars which accompanied the seizure of power by the communists. Well over a million died in the civil war that raged in Vietnam at the same time that the ...
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... million deaths between 1930 and 1950, and that over half of these were not due to military battles. They were both worshipped, as were Mao and Lenin, in ways that no mortal had been since the great religious prophets of the past, Jesus ...
... million deaths between 1930 and 1950, and that over half of these were not due to military battles. They were both worshipped, as were Mao and Lenin, in ways that no mortal had been since the great religious prophets of the past, Jesus ...
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... millions of peasants left the land to seek work in the industrial cities, or, for the more adventurous, in the faraway Americas), at least life had been somewhat more comprehensible, based as it was on ancient yearly cycles and the ...
... millions of peasants left the land to seek work in the industrial cities, or, for the more adventurous, in the faraway Americas), at least life had been somewhat more comprehensible, based as it was on ancient yearly cycles and the ...
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In the Beginning Was the Word | |
Death Lies and Decay | |
A Typological Map of Tyranny | |
Little Stalins? | |
Little Hitlers? | |
Some Propositions Lessons and Predictions about Tyranny | |
Notes | |
Bibliography | |
Index | |
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