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Rachman, Gideon.
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Authoritarianism.
Heads of state -- Biography.
Charisma (Personality trait) -- Political aspects.
World politics -- 21st century.
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Rachman, Gideon.
Authoritarianism.
Heads of state -- Biography.
Charisma (Personality trait) -- Political aspects.
World politics -- 21st century.
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The age of the strongman : how the cult of the leader threatens democracy around the world / Gideon Rachman.
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Rachman, Gideon.
Other Press, 2022.
Call #:
070
.449324
R119a
Subjects
Authoritarianism.
Heads of state -- Biography.
Charisma (Personality trait) -- Political aspects.
World politics -- 21st century.
ISBN:
9781635422801 (hc.)
Alternate title:
How the cult of the leader threatens democracy around the world
Description:
viii, 278 p. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
Contents:
Introduction -- Putin : the archetype (2000) -- Erdogan : from liberal reformer to authoritarian strongman (2003) -- Xi Jinping : China and the return of the cult of personality (2012) -- Modi : strongman politics in the world's largest democracy (2014) -- Orbán, Kaczynski and the rise of illiberal Europe (2015) -- Boris Johnson and Brexit Britain (2016) -- Donald Trump : American strongman (2016) -- Rodrigo Duterte and the erosion of democracy in South East Asia (2016) -- The rise of MBS and the Netanyahu phenomenon (2017) -- Bolsonaro, Amlo and the return of the Latin American caudillo (2018) -- Abiy Ahmed and democratic disillusionment in Africa (2019) -- Merkel, Macron and Europe's struggle against the strongmen (2020) -- George Soros, Steve Bannon and the battle of ideas -- Epilogue : Biden in the age of the strongman.
Summary:
"(...) 'Age of the Strongman' provides the first truly global treatment of the new nationalism, underpinned by an exceptional level of access to key actors: Rachman has been in the same room with most of these strongmen and reported from their countries over a long journalistic career." --Jacket.
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