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Sto caricando le informazioni... Spin Dictators: The Changing Face of Tyranny in the 21st Centurydi Sergei Guriev
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. I found this book an interesting examination of how dictatorships around the world have moved from controlling their citizens by coercion and fear (think of cold war USSR) to using "spin"; that is, the controlling of messaging and access to information. It proved to be a more academic discussion than I'd anticipated. It was not an expose or an in-depth examination of any particular leaders. It did, though, have several examples that illustrated the points raised. I learned a few things, but I don't think this is written for a general audience. ( ) nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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How a new breed of dangerous authoritarian leaders hold power by manipulating information and faking democracyHitler, Stalin, and Mao ruled through violence, fear, and ideology. But in recent decades a new breed of media-savvy strongmen has been redesigning authoritarian rule for a more sophisticated, globally connected world. In place of overt, mass repression, rulers such as Vladimir Putin, Recep Tayyip Erdo?an, and Viktor Orbán control their citizens by distorting information and simulating democratic procedures. Like spin doctors in democracies, they spin the news to engineer support. Uncovering this new brand of authoritarianism, Sergei Guriev and Daniel Treisman explain the rise of such “spin dictators,” describing how they emerge and operate, the new threats they pose, and how democracies should respond.Spin Dictators traces how leaders such as Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew and Peru’s Alberto Fujimori pioneered less violent, more covert, and more effective methods of monopolizing power. They cultivated an image of competence, concealed censorship, and used democratic institutions to undermine democracy, all while increasing international engagement for financial and reputational benefits. The book reveals why most of today’s authoritarians are spin dictators—and how they differ from the remaining “fear dictators” such as Kim Jong-un and Bashar al-Assad, as well as from masters of high-tech repression like Xi Jinping.Offering incisive portraits of today’s authoritarian leaders, Spin Dictators explains some of the great political puzzles of our time—from how dictators can survive in an age of growing modernity to the disturbing convergence and mutual sympathy between dictators and populists like Donald Trump. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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