Strongmen: How They Rise, Why They Succeed, How They Fall

Name: Strongmen: How They Rise, Why They Succeed, How They Fall
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Ours is the age of the strongman. Russia, India, Turkey and America are ruled by men who, as they have risen to the top, have reshaped their countries around them, creating cults of personality which earn the loyalty of millions. And as they do so, they draw on a playbook of behavior established by figures such as Benito Mussolini, Muammar Gaddafi and Adolf Hitler.

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Historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat draws on analysis of everything from gender to corruption and propaganda to explain who these political figures are – and how they manipulate our own history, fears and desires in search of power at any cost. Strongmen is a fierce and perceptive history, and a vital step in understanding how to combat the forces that seek to derail democracy and seize our rights.