
Title:
The dictator's learning curve : inside the global battle for democracy
Author:
Edition:
1st ed.
Publication Date:
2012
Publication Information:
New York : Doubleday, c2012.
Physical Description:
341 p. ; 25 cm.
ISBN:
9780385533355
Abstract:
An esteemed Foreign Affairs editor and journalist analyzes the ongoing battle between dictatorships and those who oppose them, tracing uprisings in such nations as Egypt, Tunisia and Libya while exploring the sophisticated resources and methods used by modern dictators to maintain their power.
Contents:
Introduction -- Ch 1. The Czar -- Ch 2. Enemies of the State -- Ch 3. El Comandante -- Ch 4. The Opposition -- Ch 5. The Youth -- Ch 6. The Pharaoh -- Ch 7. The Professionals -- Ch 8. The Technocrats -- Epilogue.
Language:
English