Dictators and autocrats securing power across global politics / Edited by Klaus Larres.
| Other author | Larres, Klaus. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2022. |
| Description | 1 online resource. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
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| Abstract | "In order to truly understand the emergence, endurance and legacy of autocracy, this volume of engaging essays explores how autocratic power is acquired, exercised and transferred or abruptly ended, through the careers and politics of influential figures in more than 20 countries and six regions. The book looks at both traditional 'hard' dictators such as Hitler, Stalin and Mao, and more modern 'soft' or populist autocrats, who are in the process of transforming once fully democratic countries into autocratic states, including Erdogan in Turkey, Brasilian leader Bolsonaro, Duterte in the Philippines, Modi in India, and Orban in Hungary. The authors touch on a wide range of autocratic and dictatorial figures in past and present, including present-day autocrats, such as Putin and Xi Jinping, military leaders, and democratic leaders with authoritarian aspirations. They analyze the transition of selected autocrats from democratic or benign semi-democratic systems to harsher forms of autocracy, with either quite disastrous or more successful outcomes. An ideal reader for students and scholars, as well as the general public, interested in international affairs, leadership studies, contemporary history and politics, global studies, security studies, economics, psychology, and behavioral studies"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Dictators and autocrats Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2022 9780367607869 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021026589 |
| ISBN | 9781003100508 (ebook) |
| ISBN | (hardback) |
| ISBN | (paperback) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |