Twilight of Democracy
The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism
Anne Applebaum
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author, professor, and historian offers an expert guide to understanding the appeal of the strongman as a leader and an explanation for why authoritarianism is back with a menacing twenty-first century twist.Across the world today, from the Americas to Europe and beyond, liberal democracy is under siege while populism and...
Publish Date
2020-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
2020-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads rating
3.97
ISBN
9780241419717
Categories
Recommendations
5
Recommendations
2020-12-20T00:00:00.000Z
As 2020 comes to a close, I wanted to share my annual lists of favorites. I’ll start by sharing my favorite books this year. I hope you enjoy reading these as much as I did. – source2020-09-17T19:31:17.000Z
I’ve been listening to the audiobook version of @anneapplebaum’s Twilight of Democracy every night this week, and it’s just too good for me not to buy the book as well. Admittedly, it’s not exactly conducive to sweet dreams, but I think it is – alas – essential reading/listening – source2020-08-02T23:36:10.000Z
No book better describes our political times than @anneapplebaum’s “Twilight of Democracy”. Her insights on the rise of soft authoritarianism in the West are crucial. As a conservative shaped by the Cold War, it was distressing to read of her subjects’ shameless hypocrisy. – source2020-11-25T15:39:54.000Z
@hinesalmy @TimAlberta I recommend this book to you. By @anneapplebaum – source2020-12-21T18:05:24.000Z
The book which helped me best understand the tectonic plates shifting in the world around us – source