The Dictator's Learning Curve by William J Dobson
The Dictators Learning Curve gives a fascinating insight into the way dictators are adapting to the demands of the modern world, and their insidious efforts to disguise their regimes as democracies.
[The Dictator's Learning Curve] says something really fresh about the world we live in -- Michael Burleigh * Sunday Telegraph Books of the Year *
Intelligent and absorbing * New York Times *
He writes with exemplary clarity and a sharp eye for colour… Timely, authoritative and as readable as a novel, this is one of Autumn’s most resonant books – not least because it ends on a note of guarded hope for the future -- Jane Shilling * Prospect *
Dobson captures empathetically the skill and insight of modern neo-despotsRare is the book on dictatorship that can end on an uplifting note that its narrative carefully substantiates * Financial Times *
A thoughtful journey through formidable dictatorships of our time, where smart, authoritarian leaders have learned clever tricks to ensure that they do not become yesterday’s men… Instead of offering caricatures of vintage dictators, Dobson observes the more dangerous trend – of dictators adopting the form of democratic governance -- Salil Tripathi * Independent *
Intelligent and absorbing * New York Times *
He writes with exemplary clarity and a sharp eye for colour… Timely, authoritative and as readable as a novel, this is one of Autumn’s most resonant books – not least because it ends on a note of guarded hope for the future -- Jane Shilling * Prospect *
Dobson captures empathetically the skill and insight of modern neo-despotsRare is the book on dictatorship that can end on an uplifting note that its narrative carefully substantiates * Financial Times *
A thoughtful journey through formidable dictatorships of our time, where smart, authoritarian leaders have learned clever tricks to ensure that they do not become yesterday’s men… Instead of offering caricatures of vintage dictators, Dobson observes the more dangerous trend – of dictators adopting the form of democratic governance -- Salil Tripathi * Independent *
William J. Dobson is politics and foreign affairs editor for Slate. He has been an editor at Foreign Affairs and Newsweek International. Under his direction, Foreign Policy won the coveted National Magazine Award for General Excellence in 2007 and 2009. His articles and essays have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal. He lives in Washington, DC.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781846556906 |
| ISBN 10 | 1846556902 |
| Title | The Dictator's Learning Curve |
| Author | William J Dobson |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2012-09-06 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
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