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On tyranny : twenty lessons from the twentieth century / Timothy Snyder.

Snyder, Timothy, (author.).

Summary:

"The Founding Fathers tried to protect us from the threat they knew, the tyranny that overcame ancient democracy. [The author believes that] today, our political order faces new threats, not unlike the totalitarianism of the twentieth century. We are no wiser than the Europeans who saw democracy yield to fascism, Nazism, or communism. Our one advantage is that we might learn from their experience"--Amazon.com.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780804190114
  • ISBN: 0804190119
  • Physical Description: 126 pages ; 16 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Tim Duggan Books, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLc, New York, [2017]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Subsequent reprints published by Crown, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, New York.
Formatted Contents Note:
Do not obey in advance -- Defend institutions -- Beware the one-party state -- Take responsibility for the face of the world -- Remember professional ethics -- Be wary of paramilitaries -- Be reflective if you must be armed -- Stand out -- Be kind to our language -- Believe in truth -- Investigate -- Make eye contact and small talk -- Practice corporeal politics -- Establish a private life -- Contribute to good causes -- Learn from peers in other countries -- Listen for dangerous words -- Be calm when the unthinkable arrives -- Be a patriot -- Be as courageous as you can.
Subject: Despotism.
History, Modern > 20th century.
Political ethics.
Democracy > United States.
Political culture > United States.

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  • 14 of 47 copies available at NC Cardinal.
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