The dictator's learning curve
Subtitle: inside the global battle for democracy
By: William J. Dobson
Publisher: Harvill Secker
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 341
ISBN-13: 9781846556906; 9781448138302
Subjects: Dictatorship; Democratization; Autoritärer Staat; Diktatur; Politischer Wandel
Description: Its not easy being a dictator these days. Since the end of the Cold War, dictatorships worldwide have been on the decline and those that survive have changed dramatically. This book offers insight into the way dictators are adapting to the demands of the modern world, and their insidious efforts to disguise their regimes as democracies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

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