Dictators and autocrats : securing power across global politics /: securing power across global politics. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Klaus Larres.
• Editors: Larres, Klaus
• Contents: Introduction. Dictators and Autocrats: A Global Phenomenon; Klaus Larres Abstracts: 23 Dictators and Autocrats of Our Times THE NOTORIOUS THREE 1. Joseph Stalin: Autocrat par excellence (The Soviet Union); Hiroaki Kuromiya; 2. Adolf Hitler: From Democracy to Dictatorship (Germany); Eric Kurlander; 3. Mao Zedong: Communist Party Dictatorship (China); Covell F. Meyskens ; PATHBREAKING AUTOCRATS OF THE 20TH CENTURY 4. Fidel Castro: From Grassroots Dictatorship to Communist Autocracy (Cuba); Lilian Guerra; 5. Augusto Pinochet: The Emergence of One-Man Rule (Chile); Patricio Silva; 6. Robert Mugabe: Ruthless Authoritarian who Preferred Democratic Clothing (Zimbabwe); Richard Bourne; 7. Joseph Kabila: the “Raïs” of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo); Charles Tshimanga-Kashama; 8. Hugo Chávez: Was he an Autocrat? (Venezuela); Gabriel Hetland; 9. Lee Kuan Yew: Autocracy, Elections, and Capitalism (Singapore); Michael Barr; 21ST CENTURY AUTOCRATS – THE MAJOR POWERS 10. Vladimir Putin: Russia’s Neo-Patrimonial Façade Democracy (Russia); Allen J. Lynch; 11. Xi Jinping: The Rise of an Authoritarian Leader (China); Johnny Erling; 12. Narendra Modi: Elected Authoritarian (India); Ian Hall; 13. Donald J. Trump: The Authoritarian Style in American Politics (USA); Klaus Larres 21ST CENTURY AUTOCRATS – OTHER INFLUENTIAL AUTOCRATS 14. Ali Hosseini Khamenei: Routinizing Revolution (Iran); Kjetil Selvik; 15. The Assad Dynasty: Quo Vadis Damascus? (Syria); Moshe Ma’oz; 16. Kim Jong un: Rise to Power and Leadership Style (North Korea); Rachel M. Lee; 17. Abd al Fattah al Sisi: The One and Only Egyptian Dictator (Egypt); Robert Springborg; 18. Prayuth Chan-o-cha: From the Barracks to the Ballot Box (Thailand); Pasuth Thothaveesansuk; 19. Muhammad bin Salman Al-Saud: King in All But Name (Saudi Arabia); Christopher Davidson; 20. János Kádár and Viktor Orbán: From Communist to Post-Communist Autocracy (Hungary); Andras Bozoki; 21. Recep Tayyip Erdogan: From “Illiberal Democracy” to Electoral Authoritarianism (Turkey); Howard Eissenstat; 22. Rodrigo Duterte: Macho Populism and Authoritarian Practice (Philippines); Nicole Curato and Yvan Ysmael Yonaha; 23. Jair Bolsonaro: Beyond the Pale, Above the Fray (Brazil); Andre Pagliarini
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 321.9; Dictatorship; Dictators
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000467604; 9781000467550; 9781003100508
• Related ISBNs: 9780367607869; 9780367607876
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