Bibliograph

Spin dictators, the changing face of tyranny in the 21st century, Sergei Guriev and Daniel Treisman

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Spin dictators, the changing face of tyranny in the 21st century, Sergei Guriev and Daniel Treisman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-326) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Spin dictators

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1264712927

Responsibility statement

Sergei Guriev and Daniel Treisman

Sub title

the changing face of tyranny in the 21st century

Summary

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. 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

Table Of Contents

Preface – Introduction: Fear and spin – Part I: How it’s done. Discipline, but don't punish ; Postmodern propaganda ; Sensible censorship ; Democracy for dictators ; Global pillage – Part II: Why it’s happening and what to do about it. The modernization cocktail ; The future of spin

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