Tyranny A New Interpretation |
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| Author:
| Newell, Waller R. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-107-01032-1 |
| Publication Date: | May 2013 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $135.95 |
Book Description:
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This is the first comprehensive exploration of ancient and modern tyranny in the history of political thought. Waller R. Newell traces the varieties of tyranny from the steely determination of reforming conquerors and modernizing despots to the collectivist revolutions of the Jacobins, Bolsheviks, Nazis and Khmer Rouge.
This is the first comprehensive exploration of ancient and modern tyranny in the history of political thought. Waller R. Newell traces the varieties of tyranny from the steely determination of reforming conquerors and modernizing despots to the collectivist revolutions of the Jacobins, Bolsheviks, Nazis and Khmer Rouge.