Ours is the age of the strongman. Russia, India, Turkey and America are ruled by men who, as they have risen to the top, have reshaped their countries around them, creating cults of personality which earn the loyalty of millions. And as they do so, they draw on a playbook of behaviour established by figures such as Benito Mussolini, Muammar Gaddafi and Adolf Hitler. Here, political historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat draws on analysis of everything from gender and sexuality to diplomatic strategy to explain who these political figures are - and how they manipulate our own history, fears and desires in search of power at any cost.
| ISBN: | 9781788164764 |
| Publication date: | 5th November 2020 |
| Author: | Ruth BenGhiat |
| Publisher: | Profile Books an imprint of Profile |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 384 pages |
| Genres: |
General and world history Political science and theory |