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Popular Tyranny
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Author : Kathryn A. Morgan
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2013-10-11
Popular Tyranny written by Kathryn A. Morgan and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-11 with Political Science categories.
The nature of authority and rulership was a central concern in ancient Greece, where the figure of the king or tyrant and the sovereignty associated with him remained a powerful focus of political and philosophical debate even as Classical Athens developed the world's first democracy. This collection of essays examines the extraordinary role that the concept of tyranny played in the cultural and political imagination of Archaic and Classical Greece through the interdisciplinary perspectives provided by internationally known archaeologists, literary critics, and historians. The book ranges historically from the Bronze and early Iron Age to the political theorists and commentators of the middle of the fourth century B.C. and generically across tragedy, comedy, historiography, and philosophy. While offering individual and sometimes differing perspectives, the essays tackle several common themes: the construction of authority and of constitutional models, the importance of religion and ritual, the crucial role of wealth, and the autonomy of the individual. Moreover, the essays with an Athenian focus shed new light on the vexed question of whether it was possible for Athenians to think of themselves as tyrannical in any way. As a whole, the collection presents a nuanced survey of how competing ideologies and desires, operating through the complex associations of the image of tyranny, struggled for predominance in ancient cities and their citizens.
The Appetite Of Tyranny
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Author : G K Chesterton
language : en
Publisher: BEYOND BOOKS HUB
Release Date : 2021-01-01
The Appetite Of Tyranny written by G K Chesterton and has been published by BEYOND BOOKS HUB this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-01 with Fiction categories.
"The Appetite of Tyranny: Including Letters to an Old Garibaldian" by G. K. Chesterton. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre
Modern Tyrants
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Author : Daniel Chirot
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 1994-02-07
Modern Tyrants written by Daniel Chirot and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-02-07 with History categories.
Along with its much vaunted progress in scientific and economic realms, our century has witnessed the rise of the most brutal and oppressive regimes in the history of mankind. Even with the collapse of Marxism, current references to “ethnic cleansing” remind us that tyranny persists in our own age and shows no sign of abating. Daniel Chirot offers an important and timely study of modern tyrants, both revealing the forces which allow them to come to power and helping us to predict where they may arise in the future. Tyrannical rule typically begins in an economically depressed and unstable society with no real tradition of democratic government. Under such circumstances, a self-pitying nationalism often arises along with a widespread popular perception among the citizenry that grave injustices have been committed against them. When a charismatic leader is able to exploit this situation, he may sanction unspeakable atrocities while claiming to uphold cherished national myths. Chriot analyzes the careers and characters of notorious dictators such as Stalin, Hitler, Mao, and Saddam, as well as lesser known tyrants such as Kim II Sung of North Korea, Ne Win of Burma, Argentina’s Peron, the Dominican Republic’s Trujillo, Pol Pot, Duvalier, and others. He demonstrates how they can survive the rise and fall of particular ideologies and reveals the frightening new marriages between nationalism and a host of local concerns. The lesson drawn is stark and disturbing: the age of modern tyranny is upon us, and unlikely to fade soon.
Popular Tyranny A Series Of Letters On The Power Loom Trade Addressed To The Editor Of The Commonwealth Newspaper
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Author : Free-Trader
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1858
Popular Tyranny A Series Of Letters On The Power Loom Trade Addressed To The Editor Of The Commonwealth Newspaper written by Free-Trader and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1858 with categories.
The Tyranny Of Merit
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Author : Michael J. Sandel
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2020-09-10
The Tyranny Of Merit written by Michael J. Sandel and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-10 with Political Science categories.
A TLS, GUARDIAN AND NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 The new bestseller from the acclaimed author of Justice and one of the world's most popular philosophers "Astute, insightful, and empathetic...A crucial book for this moment" Tara Westover, author of Educated These are dangerous times for democracy. We live in an age of winners and losers, where the odds are stacked in favour of the already fortunate. Stalled social mobility and entrenched inequality give the lie to the promise that "you can make it if you try". And the consequence is a brew of anger and frustration that has fuelled populist protest, with the triumph of Brexit and election of Donald Trump. Michael J. Sandel argues that to overcome the polarized politics of our time, we must rethink the attitudes toward success and failure that have accompanied globalisation and rising inequality. Sandel highlights the hubris a meritocracy generates among the winners and the harsh judgement it imposes on those left behind. He offers an alternative way of thinking about success - more attentive to the role of luck in human affairs, more conducive to an ethic of humility, and more hospitable to a politics of the common good.
Death To Tyrants
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Author : David Teegarden
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2013-11-24
Death To Tyrants written by David Teegarden and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-24 with History categories.
Death to Tyrants! is the first comprehensive study of ancient Greek tyrant-killing legislation--laws that explicitly gave individuals incentives to "kill a tyrant." David Teegarden demonstrates that the ancient Greeks promulgated these laws to harness the dynamics of mass uprisings and preserve popular democratic rule in the face of anti-democratic threats. He presents detailed historical and sociopolitical analyses of each law and considers a variety of issues: What is the nature of an anti-democratic threat? How would various provisions of the laws help pro-democrats counter those threats? And did the laws work? Teegarden argues that tyrant-killing legislation facilitated pro-democracy mobilization both by encouraging brave individuals to strike the first blow against a nondemocratic regime and by convincing others that it was safe to follow the tyrant killer's lead. Such legislation thus deterred anti-democrats from staging a coup by ensuring that they would be overwhelmed by their numerically superior opponents. Drawing on modern social science models, Teegarden looks at how the institution of public law affects the behavior of individuals and groups, thereby exploring the foundation of democracy's persistence in the ancient Greek world. He also provides the first English translation of the tyrant-killing laws from Eretria and Ilion. By analyzing crucial ancient Greek tyrant-killing legislation, Death to Tyrants! explains how certain laws enabled citizens to draw on collective strength in order to defend and preserve their democracy in the face of motivated opposition.
Tyranny In America
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Author : Neal Wood
language : en
Publisher: Verso
Release Date : 2004
Tyranny In America written by Neal Wood and has been published by Verso this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Political Science categories.
Scathingly addresses the chief maladies afflicting the US and forcefully argues that fundamental change is necessary.
Fame Money And Power
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Author : Brian M. Lavelle
language : en
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Release Date : 2005-01-18
Fame Money And Power written by Brian M. Lavelle and has been published by University of Michigan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-01-18 with History categories.
Peisistratos and his sons dominated Athenian politics in the second half of the 6th century BC although the sources are contradictory as to whether their reign of tyranny was a good or bad thing.
On Tyranny
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Author : Timothy Snyder
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2017-03-02
On Tyranny written by Timothy Snyder and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-02 with Political Science categories.
**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** ‘A sort of survival book, a sort of symptom-diagnosis manual in terms of losing your democracy and what tyranny and authoritarianism look like up close’ Rachel Maddow 'These 128 pages are a brief primer in every important thing we might have learned from the history of the last century, and all that we appear to have forgotten' Observer History does not repeat, but it does instruct. In the twentieth century, European democracies collapsed into fascism, Nazism and communism. These were movements in which a leader or a party claimed to give voice to the people, promised to protect them from global existential threats, and rejected reason in favour of myth. European history shows us that societies can break, democracies can fall, ethics can collapse, and ordinary people can find themselves in unimaginable circumstances. History can familiarise, and it can warn. Today, we are no wiser than the Europeans who saw democracy yield to totalitarianism in the twentieth century. But when the political order seems imperilled, our advantage is that we can learn from their experience to resist the advance of tyranny. Now is a good time to do so.
Popular Sovereignty In Historical Perspective
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Author : Richard Bourke
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2016-03-24
Popular Sovereignty In Historical Perspective written by Richard Bourke and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-24 with History categories.
The first collaborative volume to explore popular sovereignty, a pivotal concept in the history of political thought.