Modern tyrants : the power and prevalence of evil in our age
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Modern tyrants : the power and prevalence of evil in our age
(Princeton paperbacks)
Princeton University Press, c1994
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 457-477) and index
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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.
Table of Contents
PrefaceAcknowledgments1On Modern Tyranny12Moderation Abandoned253In the Beginning Was the Word714Death, Lies, and Decay1215A Typological Map of Tyranny1676Imagined Egalitarian Hells: Maoism and the Khmer Rouge1757Little Stalins? Socialist Corporatism at the Service of the Nation and the Leader2318Little Hitlers? Elite Fantasies in Argentina and Iraq, and Their Realization2679An Inadvertent Catastrophe: Burma's Confrontation with Colonialism, Modern Nationalism, and Ne Win30910Race aud Corruption on the Island of Hispaniola: Two Caribbean Nightmares34111Colonialism, Resentment, and Chaos: Two African Studies37312Some Propositions, Lessons, and Predictions about Tyranny403Notes429Bibliography457Index479
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