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The Dictator's Shadow

Author : Heraldo Munoz
Publisher : Basic Books
ISBN 13 : 0786726040
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (867 download)

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Download or read book The Dictator's Shadow written by Heraldo Munoz and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2008-09-02 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Augusto Pinochet was the most important Third World dictator of the Cold War, and perhaps the most ruthless. In The Dictator's Shadow, United Nations Ambassador Heraldo Munoz takes advantage of his unmatched set of perspectives -- as a former revolutionary who fought the Pinochet regime, as a respected scholar, and as a diplomat -- to tell what this extraordinary figure meant to Chile, the United States, and the world. Pinochet's American backers saw his regime as a bulwark against Communism; his nation was a testing ground for U.S.-inspired economic theories. Countries desiring World Bank support were told to emulate Pinochet's free-market policies, and Chile's government pension even inspired President George W. Bush's plan to privatize Social Security. The other baggage -- the assassinations, tortures, people thrown out of airplanes, mass murders of political prisoners -- was simply the price to be paid for building a modern state. But the questions raised by Pinochet's rule still remain: Are such dictators somehow necessary? Horrifying but also inspiring, The Dictator's Shadow is a unique tale of how geopolitical rivalries can profoundly affect everyday life.

Defeating Dictators

Author : George B. N. Ayittey
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
ISBN 13 : 0230341098
Total Pages : 395 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book Defeating Dictators written by George B. N. Ayittey and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2011-11-08 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite billions of dollars of aid and the best efforts of the international community to improve economies and bolster democracy across Africa, violent dictatorships persist. As a result, millions have died, economies are in shambles, and whole states are on the brink of collapse. Political observers and policymakers are starting to believe that economic aid is not the key to saving Africa. So what does the continent need to do to throw off the shackles of militant rule? African policy expert George Ayittey argues that before Africa can prosper, she must be free. Taking a hard look at the fight against dictatorships around the world, from Ukraine's orange revolution in 2004 to Iran's Green Revolution last year, he examines what strategies worked in the struggle to establish democracy through revolution. Ayittey also offers strategies for the West to help Africa in her quest for freedom, including smarter sanctions and establishing fellowships for African students.

How Dictatorships Work

Author : Barbara Geddes
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107115825
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book How Dictatorships Work written by Barbara Geddes and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-08-23 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains how dictatorships rise, survive, and fall, along with why some but not all dictators wield vast powers.

Shadowed by Dictatorship Eritrea's Oppression

Author : Russom Teklay
Publisher : Russom Teklay
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shadowed by Dictatorship Eritrea's Oppression written by Russom Teklay and published by Russom Teklay. This book was released on 2023-11-09 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Together, we will uncover the stories of brave individuals who dare to speak out, artists who use their creativity to resist, and advocates who tirelessly work to bring attention to Eritrea's plight. From silenced voices to lost dreams, we will examine the profound impact of censorship, repression, and the suppression of human rights on Eritreans both within the country's borders and beyond. Together, we will uncover the stories of brave individuals who dare to speak out, artists who use their creativity to resist, and advocates who tirelessly work to bring attention to Eritrea's plight. From silenced voices to lost dreams, we will examine the profound impact of censorship, repression, and the suppression of human rights on Eritreans both within the country's borders and beyond.

In the Shadows of a Presidency

Author : Daniel Estulin
Publisher : TrineDay
ISBN 13 : 1634242033
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (342 download)

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Download or read book In the Shadows of a Presidency written by Daniel Estulin and published by TrineDay. This book was released on 2018-07-04 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On November 8, 2016, the seemingly impossible became real: Donald Trump—billionaire tycoon with fundamentally xenophobic, savage, and populist speech—won the presidency and began endangering values like democracy and world peace. Author Daniel Estulin argues that nothing about this situation was accidental and that behind this terrifying event many interests are hidden. This volume asks: How did America get here? Was it a truly democratic event? And, above all, what are the interests behind the election of Trump? From his privileged status as a Russian ex-spy, Daniel Estulin dives into the long process that has led Donald Trump to the presidency. In The Shadows of a Presidency offers a behind-the-scenes chronicle of the actors, governments, companies, and institutions involved in his election and the payout it will yield for insiders.

In the Shadow of History

Author : Mubarak Ali
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book In the Shadow of History written by Mubarak Ali and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Dictator's Shadow

Author : Heraldo Munoz
Publisher : Basic Books (AZ)
ISBN 13 : 0465002501
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (65 download)

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Download or read book The Dictator's Shadow written by Heraldo Munoz and published by Basic Books (AZ). This book was released on 2008-09-02 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gripping memoir of life in Chile under Augusto Pinochet, the horrors perpetrated by his regime, and what it took to overthrow him.

The Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers Journal

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Infernal Library

Author : Daniel Kalder
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company
ISBN 13 : 1627793437
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (277 download)

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Download or read book The Infernal Library written by Daniel Kalder and published by Henry Holt and Company. This book was released on 2018-03-06 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A mesmerizing study of books by despots great and small, from the familiar to the largely unknown." —The Washington Post A darkly humorous tour of "dictator literature" in the twentieth century, featuring the soul-killing prose and poetry of Hitler, Mao, and many more, which shows how books have sometimes shaped the world for the worse Since the days of the Roman Empire dictators have written books. But in the twentieth-century despots enjoyed unprecedented print runs to (literally) captive audiences. The titans of the genre—Stalin, Mussolini, and Khomeini among them—produced theoretical works, spiritual manifestos, poetry, memoirs, and even the occasional romance novel and established a literary tradition of boundless tedium that continues to this day. How did the production of literature become central to the running of regimes? What do these books reveal about the dictatorial soul? And how can books and literacy, most often viewed as inherently positive, cause immense and lasting harm? Putting daunting research to revelatory use, Daniel Kalder asks and brilliantly answers these questions. Marshalled upon the beleaguered shelves of The Infernal Library are the books and commissioned works of the century’s most notorious figures. Their words led to the deaths of millions. Their conviction in the significance of their own thoughts brooked no argument. It is perhaps no wonder then, as Kalder argues, that many dictators began their careers as writers.

A Shadow of War

Author : Claudia Theune
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789088904547
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (45 download)

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Download or read book A Shadow of War written by Claudia Theune and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-30 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents archaeological research from places of war, violence, protest and oppression of the 20th and the 21st century; sites where the material relics give a deep insight to fateful events - a shadow of war. Alongside renewed interest in National Socialism and the Holocaust, archaeological interest started in former concentration camps of the Nazi dictatorship. The focus was on the central places of the camps, such as the gas chambers, the crematoria, or execution sites, as well as prisoners' barracks and the parade ground. In many cases, these sites revealed forgotten and vanished structures, where archaeological excavations can offer the possibility for commemorating the victims. The research has since widened and includes other sites of Nazi dictatorship and the Second World War, as well as the First World War, the Cold War and locations of civil wars and civilian protest against state authorities and against companies and corporations in many parts of the world. In order to come to a comprehensive understanding contemporary archaeology must take a global perspective. Archaeological finds often shed light on daily life, revealing survival conditions in the internment camps; the lives of people and their fighting and dying on battlefields and in trenches. Likewise, the relics of politically active people in protest camps give an impression of their commitment in civilian protest. Sometimes material remains can help to tell an alternative or balancing narrative to the state's official recorded history. The enormous volume and diverse range of material culture presents challenges and opportunities. Through careful archaeological investigation, we can present different and new perspectives that are not recorded clearly in existing written, pictorial or oral archives. The merging and examination of all sources together is what enables us to understand the complexity of the history. This book will also present future directions in contemporary archaeology that will help bring the study focus beyond sites and assemblages of war and protest.

The Drama of Dictatorship

Author : Joseph Scalice
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 1501770497
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book The Drama of Dictatorship written by Joseph Scalice and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2023-07-15 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Drama of Dictatorship uncovers the role played by rival Communist parties in the conflict that culminated in Ferdinand Marcos's declaration of martial law in 1972. Using the voluminous radical literature of the period, Joseph Scalice reveals how two parties, the PKP and the CPP, torn apart by the Sino-Soviet dispute, subordinated the explosive mass struggles of the time behind rival elite conspirators. The PKP backed Marcos and the CPP, his bourgeois opponents. The absence of an independent mass movement in defense of democracy made dictatorship possible. The Drama of Dictatorship argues that the martial law regime was not fundamentally the outcome of Marcos's personal quest to remain in power but rather a consensus of the country's ruling elite, confronted with mounting social unrest, that authoritarian forms of rule were necessary to preserve their property and privileges. The bourgeois opponents of Marcos did not defend democracy but, like Marcos, plotted against it.

The Politics of Authoritarian Rule

Author : Milan W. Svolik
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 110702479X
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book The Politics of Authoritarian Rule written by Milan W. Svolik and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-09-17 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What drives politics in dictatorships? Milan W. Svolik argues authoritarian regimes must resolve two fundamental conflicts. Dictators face threats from the masses over which they rule - the problem of authoritarian control. Secondly from the elites with whom dictators rule - the problem of authoritarian power-sharing. Using the tools of game theory, Svolik explains why some dictators establish personal autocracy and stay in power for decades; why elsewhere leadership changes are regular and institutionalized, as in contemporary China; why some dictatorships are ruled by soldiers, as Uganda was under Idi Amin; why many authoritarian regimes, such as PRI-era Mexico, maintain regime-sanctioned political parties; and why a country's authoritarian past casts a long shadow over its prospects for democracy, as the unfolding events of the Arab Spring reveal. Svolik complements these and other historical case studies with the statistical analysis on institutions, leaders and ruling coalitions across dictatorships from 1946 to 2008.

Dictatorships in the Hispanic World

Author : Patricia Swier
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1611475902
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (114 download)

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Download or read book Dictatorships in the Hispanic World written by Patricia Swier and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2013-07-18 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. Some of the themes explored through a transatlantic perspective include testimonial accounts of violence and resistance in prisons; hunger and repression; exile, silence and intertextuality; bildungsroman and the modification of gender roles; and the role of trauma and memory within the genres of the novel, autobiography, testimonial literature, the essay, documentaries, puppet theater, poetry, and visual art. By looking at the similarities and differences of dictatorships represented in the diverse landscapes of Latin America and Spain, the authors hope to provide a more panoramic view of the dictatorship that moves beyond historiographical accounts of oppression and engages actively in a more broad dialectics of resistance and a politics of memory.

Dictators Without Borders

Author : Alexander A. Cooley
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300222092
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Dictators Without Borders written by Alexander A. Cooley and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2017-02-07 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A penetrating look into the unrecognized and unregulated links between autocratic regimes in Central Asia and centers of power and wealth throughout the West Weak, corrupt, and politically unstable, the former Soviet republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan are dismissed as isolated and irrelevant to the outside world. But are they? This hard-hitting book argues that Central Asia is in reality a globalization leader with extensive involvement in economics, politics and security dynamics beyond its borders. Yet Central Asia’s international activities are mostly hidden from view, with disturbing implications for world security. Based on years of research and involvement in the region, Alexander Cooley and John Heathershaw reveal how business networks, elite bank accounts, overseas courts, third-party brokers, and Western lawyers connect Central Asia’s supposedly isolated leaders with global power centers. The authors also uncover widespread Western participation in money laundering, bribery, foreign lobbying by autocratic governments, and the exploiting of legal loopholes within Central Asia. Riveting and important, this book exposes the global connections of a troubled region that must no longer be ignored.

De Bello Alieno

Author : Davide Del Popolo Riolo
Publisher : Delos Digital srl
ISBN 13 : 8825427735
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (254 download)

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Download or read book De Bello Alieno written by Davide Del Popolo Riolo and published by Delos Digital srl. This book was released on 2024-01-30 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fantascienza - novel (260 pagine) - What would Rome have been if Julius Caesar had put his genius into the service of technology instead of war? WINNER OF MAJOR ITALIAN AWARDS OF THE SF FIELD 44 B.C.. Rome is the capital of the civilized world, its hegemony stretching from the Ocean to Asia, from Gaul to Egypt. No army can stand against the might of the Roman legions and their guns... Motor chariots speed through the streets, steam trains connect the remotest provinces to the Eternal City. The architect of these conquests has a name: Gaius Julius Caesar, the brilliant scientist and entrepreneur who, forced by Sulla to abandon his political and military career, devoted all his ingenuity to science and its technical application... But far away, beyond the dark and boundless night of space, an aged and dying Race peers, with mute hostility and envy, at planet Earth, scrutinizes Rome and its conquests... From their barren and arid world, buffeted by winds and storms and shaken by earthquakes, alien beings watch, with unmoving hatred, who has what they can no longer have... They see humans grow and multiply, tame animals and cultivate the land... And then they mine coal, ply the seas with motor ships and the earth with mechanical vehicles. And they make a decision: it is necessary to stop the earthlings before they become too dangerous. It is necessary to destroy Rome. Born in Asti in 1968, Davide Del Popolo Riolo lives and works as a lawyer in Cuneo. He made his debut as a writer in 2014 with a science fiction novel set in Caesar's Rome, De Bello Alieno (Delos Digital), with which he won the Odyssey Award and the Vegetti Award from World Science-Fiction Italia. In 2015 he published another sf novel set in the Roman Age, There Are No Gods Beyond Time (Kipple), which won the Kipple Prize, and in 2019 Übermensch (Delos Digital), a novel about a superhero in Nazi Germany, which reached the finals of the Urania Prize and was among the ten books of the year recommended by Tom's Hardware. With the short novel legal-sf, Erasmus (Delos Digital) he won the Cassiopeia Award in 2015 and with the short story Short Manual of Conversation with the Dead, published in Andromeda magazine, the Viviani Award in 2018. His stories have been published by leading genre magazines and in anthologies such as, in 2019 alone, Strange Worlds (Urania) and Other Futures (Delos Digital), which collects the best stories of 2018. In 2020 he won the Urania Prize with the novel The Fist of Man and again in 2023 with the novel For the Ashes of the Fathers.

Justifying Dictatorship

Author : Alexander Dukalskis
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351044699
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book Justifying Dictatorship written by Alexander Dukalskis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-12-07 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do dictatorships justify their rule and with what effects? This and similar questions guide the contributions to this edited volume. Despite the recent resurgence of political science scholarship on autocratic resilience, many questions remain unanswered about the role of legitimation in contemporary non-democracies and its relationship with neighbouring concepts, like ideology, censorship, and consent. The overarching thesis of this book is that autocratic legitimation has causal influence on numerous outcomes of interest in authoritarian politics. These outcomes include regime resilience, challenger-state interactions, the procedures and operations of elections, social service provision, and the texture of everyday life in autocracies. Researchers of autocratic politics will benefit from the rich contributions of this volume. The chapters in this book were originally published in a special issue of Contemporary Politics.

Addresses Delivered at the General Sessions of the Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia

Author : University of Virginia. Institute of Public Affairs
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Addresses Delivered at the General Sessions of the Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia written by University of Virginia. Institute of Public Affairs and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: