Political structures: totalitarianism and dictatorship

Solzhenitsyn spent eleven years in labour camps and in exile.

The term coup d'tat--French for stroke of the state--brings to mind coups staged by power-hungry generals who overthrow the existing regime, not to democratize, but to concentrate power in their own hands as dictators.

How populism is fueled by the demise of the industrial order and the emergence of a new digital society ruled by algorithmsIn the revolutionary excitement of the 1960s, young people around the world called for a radical shift away from the old industrial order, imagining a future of technological liberation and unfettered prosperity.

This thought-provoking collection of essays analyses the complex, multi-faceted, and even contradictory nature of Stalinism and its representations.

How Brazil's long history of racism and authoritarian politics has led to the country's present crises and epidemic of violenceBrazil has long nurtured a cherished national myth, one of a tolerant, peaceful, and racially harmonious society.

The foreign policies of Turkey and Iran seem increasingly to dictate the course of events in the Middle East.

The gripping story of an explosive turning point in the history of modern IndiaOn the night of June 25, 1975, Indira Gandhi declared a state of emergency in India, suspending constitutional rights and rounding up her political opponents in midnight raids across the country.

This book provides the first political theory of post-Communist Europe, discussing liberty, rights, transitional justice, property, privatization, and rule of law.

This book analyzes why some dictators find it in their self-interest to curb corruption.

What does a religious community do when confronted by a political regime determined to eliminate religion?

Explains how autocrats compete in unfair elections in Africa and highlights the strengths and weaknesses of modern authoritarianism.

*A TIMES AND TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR*WHAT CAUSED THE FALL OF THE MOST PROGRESSIVE GOVERNMENT IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY EUROPE, AND THE RISE OF THE MOST TERRIFYING?

Der bekannte Menschenrechtsanwalt und Bestseller-Autor Philippe Sands erzählt die atemberaubende Geschichte des einstigen SS-Offiziers Walter Rauff, der 1949 nach Chile flüchtete.

My great friend and author of 'Dark Agenda,' David Horowitz, is out with a new book, 'Final Battle: The Next Election Could Be the Last.

With populist, nationalist and repressive governments on the rise around the world, questioning the impact of politics on the nature and role of law and the state is a pressing concern.

Salt Journals is a compelling collection of essays by Tunisian women, sharing their personal experiences with dictatorship and oppression.

In this riveting anatomy of the new face of authoritarianism, acclaimed journalist William Dobson takes us inside the battle between modern dictators and those who challenge their rule.

Dictators and Dictatorships is a qualitative enquiry into the politics of authoritarian regimes.

Explains the failure of democratization efforts in Southeast Asia, and why have autocracies proved so resistant to democratic opening?

In the midst of the political upheavals that engulfed Myanmar from 2010 to 2011, international attention was fixed upon the military regime and its dissident opponents.

In February 2021 the Canadian government published a considerably expanded list of domestic terrorist entities.

Explains how dictatorships rise, survive, and fall, along with why some but not all dictators wield vast powers.

Forty years after his death, Mao remains a totemic, if divisive, figure in contemporary China.

Democracy is struggling in America--by now this statement is almost cliche.

Explores issues of global relevance around journalism''s relationship with political power through the lens of Southeast Asian states.

'Clear-eyed and illuminating.

This volume explores the effects of transitional justice measures on trust-building and democratization across twelve countries in Central and Eastern Europe and parts of the Former Soviet Union over the period 19892012.

Half a century after their deaths, the dictatorships of Stalin and Hitler still cast a long and terrible shadow over the modern world.

This book analyzes why some dictators find it in their self-interest to curb corruption.

This book broaches a comparative and interdisciplinary approach in its exploration of the phenomenon of the dictatorship in the Hispanic World in the twentieth century.

In 1980, the newly independent and democratic Zimbabwe was a beacon of hope in a troubled region.

Restless Classics presents a trenchant new edition of Machiavelli's most powerful works of political philosophy, including The Prince and selections from Discourses on Livy, introduced by New Yorker writer and biographer of Che Guevara Jon Lee Anderson.

A history of tyranny from Achilles to today''s jihadists, this volume shows why tyrannical temptation is a permanent danger.

Meet todays almost fascists and learn the warning signs to intercept them on the road from populism to dictatorship.

Stalin's Defectors is the first systematic study of the phenomenon of frontline surrender to the Germans in the Soviet Union's 'Great Patriotic War' against the Nazis in 1941-1945.

Compares the crucial role of Arab armies in state building, a decade after the 2011 Arab Uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Yemen and Syria.

Democracy is struggling in America--by now this statement is almost cliche.

A unique and revealing portrait of Saddam Hussein''s Iraq which was every bit as authoritarian and brutal as Stalin''s Russia or Mao''s China.

Citizen Support for Democratic and Autocratic Regimes takes a political-culture perspective on the struggle between democracy and autocracy by examining how these regimes fare in the eyes of their citizens.

During the dictatorship of the Colonels in Greece, there was an attempt at self-transformation into some form of civilian rule in 1973: the so-called 'Markezinis experiment', named after the politician who assumed the task of heading the transition government and lead to elections.

Shows that the most widespread and malignant dictatorships today emerge by attracting genuine popular support in societies plagued by crises.

**THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER****WINNER OF THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS 2024 BOOK OF THE YEAR**Patriot is the unforgettable life story of one of the most fearless and inspiring figures of our time.

Life in Stalin's Soviet Union is a collaborative work in which some of the leading scholars in the field shed light on various aspects of daily life for Soviet citizens.

What do Russians really want?

Explains how autocrats compete in unfair elections in Africa and highlights the strengths and weaknesses of modern authoritarianism.

A gripping account of East Germany in the late '70s and early '80s, and of one man's fated struggle for freedom.

#1 New York Times Bestseller A personal and urgent examination of Fascism in the twentieth century and how its legacy shapes todays world, written by one of the most admired public servants in American history, the first woman to serve as U.