Bibliograph

Tyrants, a history of power, injustice, and terror, Waller R. Newell

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Tyrants, a history of power, injustice, and terror, Waller R. Newell

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Tyrants

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1058503291

Responsibility statement

Waller R. Newell

Series statement

Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Sub title

a history of power, injustice, and terror

Summary

The forces of freedom are challenged everywhere by a newly energized spirit of tyranny, whether it is Jihadist terrorism, Putin's imperialism, or the ambitions of China's dictatorship, writes Waller R. Newell in this engaging exposé of a thousand dangers. We will see why tyranny is a permanent threat by following its strange career from Homeric Bronze Age warriors, through the empires of Alexander the Great and Rome, to the medieval struggle between the City of God and the City of Man, leading to the state-building despots of the Modern Age including the Tudors and 'enlightened despots' such as Peter the Great. The book explores the psychology of tyranny from Nero to Gaddafi, and how it changes with the Jacobin Terror into millenarian revolution. Stimulating and enlightening, Tyrants: A History of Power, Injustice, and Terror will appeal to anyone interested in the danger posed by tyranny and terror in today's world.--, Provided by publisher

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