Kiss the Hand You Cannot Bite by Edward Behr

Kiss the Hand You Cannot Bite by Edward Behr

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The biography of a man generally agreed to be one of the most cruel dictators in post-war Europe. It explains how Ceausescu was able to rise to power without having any attributes of intelligence, oratory or charisma and to remain in power until his execution in 1990.

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Kiss the Hand You Cannot Bite by Edward Behr

The biography of a man generally agreed to be one of the most cruel dictators in post-war Europe. It is more than simply an account of the most unacceptable of the Stalinist dictators of Eastern Europe, it also explains how Ceausescu was able to rise to power without having any attribute of intelligence, oratory or charisma. And having achieved power, how he retained it until his execution by a system of informers, secret police and a subterranean city of tunnels under Bucharest. For 24 years of increasing misery the Ceausescu's held power - complete with a personality cult.
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ISBN 13 9780241130780
ISBN 10 0241130786
Title Kiss the Hand You Cannot Bite
Author Edward Behr
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 1991-03-18
Number of pages 288
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.