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Strongman: The Rise of Five Dictators and the Fall of Democracy

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A dramatic account of the origins of democracy, the history of authoritarianism, and the reigns of five of history’s deadliest dictators.

A Washington Post Best Book of the Yearfrom the bestselling author of the Don’t Know Much About®books

What makes a country fall to a dictator? How do authoritarian leaders—strongmen—capable of killing millions acquire their power? How are they able to defeat the ideal of democracy? And what can we do to make sure it doesn’t happen again?

By profiling five of the most notoriously ruthless dictators in history—Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, and Saddam Hussein—Kenneth C. Davis seeks to answer these questions, examining the forces in these strongmen’s personal lives and historical periods that shaped the leaders they’d become.

Meticulously researched and complete with photographs, Strongman provides insight into the lives of five leaders who callously transformed the world and serves as an invaluable resource in an era when democracy itself seems in peril.

Praise for Strongman

A Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year

A YALSA 2021 Nonfiction Award Nominee

“A fascinating, highly readable portrayal of infamous men that provides urgent lessons for democracy now.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

“Strongman is a book that is both deeply researched and deeply felt, both an alarming warning and a galvanizing call to action, both daunting and necessary to read and discuss.” —Cynthia Levinson, author of Fault Lines in the Constitution

© 2024 Henry Holt and Co. (ebook ): 9781250205650

Fecha de lanzamiento

ebook : 2 de julio de 2024

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