The Dictator's Learning Curve: Inside the Global Battle for Democracy ~ William J Dobson

The Dictator's Learning Curve: Inside the Global Battle for Democracy

William J Dobson

Binding: Soft cover  Hard cover with dust jacket

Book Condition: Good condition

Edition: 2012

William J. Dobson vividly portrays this struggle against authoritarian rule in The Dictators Learning Curve, a collection of short, evocative dispatches from the Arab countries and Egypt, but also Russia, China, Venezuela, and, in less depth and detail, Malaysia. Dobsons main argument is that the nature of dictatorship has changed. Todays dictators and authoritarian regimes, he writes, are far more sophisticated, savvy, and nimble than those of the past. In contrast to 20th-century totalitarian rulers, modern dictators understand the importance of keeping up appearances: It can be essential to appear to be a democracy, especially if the goal is to avoid becoming one. Theyve also learned that using and abusing a warped version of legal process can be an effective tool of control, and a subtler one than blatant repression and violence

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