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Nic Cheeseman, University of Birmingham and author of How to Rig an Election\u003cbr\u003e'This book makes an impressive theoretical and empirical contribution, helping to move research on electoral authoritarianism beyond questions of durability and stability to a new question: how such regimes compete.' Susan Dodsworth, Democratization\u003cbr\u003e'Yonatan Morse's book is a must read for anyone interested in autocratic institutions or African political parties. It is a welcome qualitative analysis of autocratic parties that offers an in depth look at opaque organizations that nonetheless have had profound impacts on the political trajectories of the regimes they serve.' Natalie Wenzell Letsa, Perspectives on Politics\u003cbr\u003e'… a major contribution to the literature on authoritarian politics.' Michaela Collord, Political Science Quarterly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. 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Charles Dunst's deeply researched, timely and powerful book offers a blueprint for how democracies should fight back.' -- Sir Kim Darroch, UK National Security Adviser (2012-2015) and UK Ambassador to the US (2016-2019)\u003cbr\u003e'Remarkable. A thoughtful and perceptive book.' -- Rt. Hon. Jeremy Hunt\u003cbr\u003e'This lively and thoughtful book provides a welcome and much-needed shot in the arm for supporters of democracy everywhere. No matter how much some may envy the power wielded by authoritarians, no matter the results they appear to achieve, Dunst reminds us that humanity will always flourish most when granted its deepest desire: freedom.' -- Josh Glancy, Special Correspondent for The Sunday Times\u003cbr\u003e'A smart, sweeping, and well-written book that makes the case for rebuilding democracy at home and defeating authoritarianism abroad. It is an important contribution and an urgent call-to-action for democracies everywhere.' -- Ambassador Nancy Soderberg, former US Deputy National Security Advisor and Alternate Representative to the United Nations\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Defeating the Dictators\u003c\/i\u003e is a rare book: a deeply-researched and engaging work that both details the challenges democracies face, and offers us clear and persuasive solutions. Dunst's writing is as sharp as his argument is necessary. Anyone who believes in democracy - in the United States or anywhere else - should read his book.' -- Senator Chris Coons (D-Delaware), Chair of the US Senate Ethics Committee and member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee\u003cbr\u003e'This is an important and timely book which needs to be widely read. Charles Dunst makes a compelling case that democracy and individual freedom are no longer seen in many countries as the surest route to success. Crucially, he also gives us a plan of action to restore the tarnished reputation of the democratic model and to show that, when combined with effective governance, this still offers a far better future for humanity than any alternative.' -- Peter Ricketts, Former UK National Security Advisor, Chair of the Joint Intelligence Committee, and UK Ambassador to France\u003cbr\u003e'America's Founders understood that our republic would require constant nurturing. Charles Dunst's excellent book tells us how we can defeat the dictators, strengthen democracies, and build a better future for generations to come. People everywhere who care about freedom should read this book and implement what the author recommends.' -- Lt General H R McMaster (ret.), NYT bestselling author and former US National Security Advisor\u003cbr\u003e'The central question of our global political age is the increasingly poor health of democracy worldwide. This is no less urgent than the struggle for freedom during the Cold War or the fight against fascism in the mid-twentieth century. Charles Dunst addresses this challenge head-on with lively on-the-ground reportage and an inspiring call to action. This is an essential book for our times.' -- Arthur Snell, author of How Britain Broke the World and presenter of the Doomsday Watch podcast, former UK High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago\u003cbr\u003e'At a time when democracy is under attack, Charles Dunst helps us understand the nature, scale and scope of the power grabs that are changing the world. Dunst also offers an insightful review of the options we have to restore, protect and strengthen democracy at home and abroad. A must read.' -- Moisés Naím, Distinguished Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and author of The Revenge of Power\u003cbr\u003e'Timely, thoughtful, and thought-provoking, \u003ci\u003eDefeating the Dictators \u003c\/i\u003ereminds us that freedom and democracy cannot be taken for granted - they need to be nurtured and nourished every day of our lives.' -- Azar Nafisi, New York Times bestselling author of Reading Lolita in Tehran\u003cbr\u003e'In \u003ci\u003eDefeating the Dictators\u003c\/i\u003e, Dunst convincingly shows that preserving and advancing liberalism abroad is possible only if democracies get their own houses in order. He marshals practical evidence from across the globe to offer a clear roadmap for fixing key challenges at home and abroad. In this turbulent era of rising strongmen, what could be more important?' -- Admiral James Stavridis (ret.), former NATO Supreme Allied Commander and NYT bestselling author\u003cbr\u003e'No one knows the world like Dunst. He's lived the good and bad in other nations, and knows how to get our democracies back on track. His how-to manual on fighting autocracy and strengthening democracy is indispensable reading.' -- Congressman Jim Cooper (D-Tennessee)\u003cbr\u003e'A decade ago, democracies were confident that we could prevail against autocratic challengers simply by being democracies. But as Charles Dunst argues in his powerful new book, this confidence is a dangerous illusion. Democracies can stand up to autocracy only if we are ready to face our own vulnerabilities and the strength of our opponents. \u003ci\u003eDefeating the\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eDictators \u003c\/i\u003eis a great place to start - essential reading.' -- Ivan Krastev, Chairman of the Centre for Liberal Strategies in Sofia, Bulgaria and permanent fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna\u003cbr\u003e'At a time in world history when too many countries veer towards autocracy, it is heartening to read that democracies still produce the happiest, most creative, and longest-living citizens. Not only must Americans and democrats everywhere make this case abroad, but we must be confident that our messy democracies will yield the best possible future for our own citizens. In \u003ci\u003eDefeating the Dictators\u003c\/i\u003e, Dunst gives us a clear and incisive roadmap for securing ever-expanding self-governance for humankind. It gave me hope for the future of democracy, and will do the same for you, too.' -- Congressman Don Beyer (D-Virginia), Chairman of the US Congress Joint Economic Committee and former US Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein\u003cbr\u003e'In \u003ci\u003eDefeating the Dictators,\u003c\/i\u003e Charles Dunst explains the threat posed by the rising popularity of authoritarians around the world. He makes the compelling case that our own national security - and the very concept of democracy - are at risk as they wield their successes at home to shape the international order in their favor.' -- Barbara McQuade, Professor from Practice at the University of Michigan Law School and former US Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDefeating the Dictators\u003c\/i\u003e is an extraordinary, compelling, and pragmatic analysis of the authoritarianism versus democracy debate that builds its case by drawing on a wide range of illustrations from around the globe and throughout history. In this well-written, swiftly-moving book, Charles Dunst clearly lays out the dangers of rising authoritarianism, and the steps that must be taken by democracies to rebuild trust, restore accountability, and deliver on their fundamental promise - all necessary if we are to prevail against the creation of a world-order based on brute power, one that would supplant the rule of law, values-based order built in the wake of the Second World War. A necessary and thought-provoking read for policymakers, journalists, and civil society leaders alike.' -- Ambassador John Emerson, former U.S. Ambassador to Germany, Chairman of the American Council on Germany\u003cbr\u003e'Like Benjamin Franklin's cultivation of thirteen virtues in his quest for moral perfection, Charles Dunst breaks down political perfection into eight key democratic virtues, with best practices drawn from around the world for each. Dunst's analysis functions as a much-needed self-help guide for democracy in an age of rising authoritarianism. We would be wise to put his prescriptions into practice.' -- Asha Rangappa, Senior Lecturer at the Yale University's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs and former FBI Special Agent\u003cbr\u003e'A compelling and urgent case for why halting autocracy's spread first requires strengthening democracy where it already exists. A smart and timely read.' -- Yasmeen Serhan, Staff Writer at TIME\u003cbr\u003e'Everybody knows that democracy is in trouble, both in the United States and in liberal societies abroad. With \u003ci\u003eDefeating the Dictators,\u003c\/i\u003e Dunst has provided a clear-eyed, deeply researched, and accessible roadmap for fixing what ails us. His book could not be more timely, or more important. A must-read.' -- Senator Tom Daschle (D-South Dakota), former US Senate Majority Leader and co-chair of President Barack Obama's 2008 campaign\u003cbr\u003e'Charles Dunst has presented a timely warning for democracies everywhere. Drawing on examples in Asia, the Middle East, and elsewhere, he has highlighted advanced autocracies' ability to achieve stability by satisfying the desires of their populations - and democracies' troubling inability to do the same. I was the US Ambassador in one of the countries he examines, the United Arab Emirates, whose ruling family has navigated the challenges of succession without elections by generously providing for its citizenry. Dunst piercingly points out that democracies, on the other hand, are not adequately offering their own citizens a path to the good life. Our continued failure poses a grave threat for democracy.' -- Ambassador Edward Walker, former US Ambassador to Israel, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates, former US Assistant Secretary of State\u003cbr\u003e'In an era focused on the West's strategic competition with authoritarian states, much ink is spilled complaining about authoritarian misdeeds. But not enough attention is given to how to keep democracies vibrant, coherent and successful. Dunst leads us through some sharp and honest retrospection for today's democracies.' -- Ambassador Kurt Tong, Managing Partner at The Asia Group\u003cbr\u003e'Charles Dunst's \u003ci\u003eDefeating the Dictators\u003c\/i\u003e offers a brutally honest and incisive account of the contemporary challenge posed by autocracy to democracy today, the dangers of complacency, and how democracies can reverse the illiberal tide. The prescriptions in this book should serve as a wake-up call for all those who care about the shape of political affairs, individual rights, and global security in the 21st century.' -- Ambassador Derek Mitchell, President of the National Democratic Institute and former US Ambassador to Myanmar\u003cbr\u003e'In \u003ci\u003eDefeating the Dictators\u003c\/i\u003e, Dunst makes a compelling case that the best way to push back against rising authoritarianism is to strengthen democracy at home. But more than that, Dunst examines some of the specific ills afflicting modern-day democratic governance and pulls ideas from around the world to offer practical recommendations on what democracies can do to once again serve as beacons for those across the globe. This eloquent book offers sound analysis and advice not for foreign policy experts, but also for those who care about preserving democracy at home.' -- Ambassador Scot Marciel, Oksenberg-Rohlen Fellow at Stanford University's Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Resesarch Center, former US Ambassador to Indonesia, Myanmar, and ASEAN\u003cbr\u003e'A big thinker, Charles Dunst takes his reader on a sweeping intellectual journey, drawing on vivid examples from around the world to explain the current crisis of faith in democracy - and offer an aspirational roadmap to fix it. \u003ci\u003eDefeating the Dictators\u003c\/i\u003e is a hopeful, story-filled book that will help democracies beat autocracies at their own game: not by becoming more authoritarian, but by improving our own governance.' -- Ambassador Ted Osius, former US Ambassador to Vietnam, President \u0026amp; CEO of the US-ASEAN Business Council\u003cbr\u003e'A timely and important book.' -- Frida Ghitis, contributing columnist to the Washington Post and former CNN correspondent\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Defeating the Dictators\u003c\/i\u003e provides the framing and motivation to move democracies back to the high ground, starting now. Renewing the conversation we all need to be having with ourselves and each other, this book is a call to action for all generations. Dunst is clear and compelling - this cannot wait.' -- Bill Purcell, former Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee and Director of the Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School\u003cbr\u003e'Doom has a certain aesthetic allure, claims the novelist Martin Amis. There is plenty to be pessimistic about if you are wedded to the democratic ideal. While not making light of the challenges to the democratic model, Dunst also offers reasons to be optimistic that the model will survive. He has written a book that makes clear how much is at stake for the world's leading democracies and the opportunities they still have to shape the future.' -- Dr Christopher Coker, Director of LSE IDEAS, author of WHY WAR?\u003cbr\u003e'At a time when liberal politics is under threat from without and within, Charles Dunst's \u003ci\u003eDefeating the Dictators\u003c\/i\u003e is a refreshing antidote to despair. He not only tells us why defeating  authoritarianism is so important but, more importantly, how to do it. Could not be more timely.' -- Dr Ashley J Tellis, Tata Chair for Strategic Affairs at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, former Senior Advisor to the US Ambassador to India and Special Assistant to President George W Bush\u003cbr\u003e'Charles Dunst has written a timely handbook for people who believe in the ideals of democracy. 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A good read but the book makes you think hard about institutions, old and new, familiar and exotic, efficient and rigid, as well as about merits and meritocracy, democrats and democracy, about leaders in high jobs who may or may not be up to the standards of their office. 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A gripping book of starkly revealing testimony * Kirkus Review *\u003cbr\u003eIn the style of Svetlana Alexievich, Margo Rejmer uses interviews to approach the suffering of a still little-known people . . . Rejmer's poignant book rescues memory before it fades -- MARTA REBÓN * El País *\u003cbr\u003eAlbania, enigmatic, mysterious Albania, was always the untold story of the Cold War, the 1989 revolutions and the fall of the Berlin Wall. \u003ci\u003eMud Sweeter Than Honey\u003c\/i\u003e goes a very long way indeed towards putting that right. -- Charlie Connelly * New European *\u003cbr\u003e[Rejmer] lets the lived experience of Albanians speak for themselves, until the whole spectrum comes into view . . . a seamless translation -- Filip Noubel * Asymptote Journal *\u003cbr\u003eTells, in their own words, the stories of Albanians during communism and especially those of prisoners of the regime. One word wrong or a friend who tries to flee and whole lives are ruined.  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The First Vaccination.  2.   ‘We’re All Socialists Nowadays…’  3.   Stalinism in Spain.   4.   The Totalitarian Enemy.  5.   The Russian Myth.  \u003cb\u003ePart 2. ‘Don’t Let It Happen. It Depends on You.’\u003c\/b\u003e    6.   Opposing the Soviet Menace.  7.   ‘As I Understand It.’  8.   ‘Over the Heads of their Rulers.’  9.   ‘Alone with the Forbidden Book.’ 10. ‘To Arrest the Course of History.’   Bibliography Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48741588402519,"sku":"9781788317122","price":20.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781788317122.jpg?v=1723812405"},{"product_id":"a-peoples-tragedy-the-russian-revolution-centenary-edition-with-new-introduction-9781847924513","title":"A People's Tragedy: The Russian Revolution –","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnrivalled in scope and brimming with human drama, \u003ci\u003eA People's Tragedy \u003c\/i\u003eis the most vivid, moving and comprehensive history of the Russian Revolution available today.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A modern masterpiece' Andrew Marr\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOpening with a panorama of Russian society, from the cloistered world of the Tsar to the brutal life of the peasants, \u003ci\u003eA People's Tragedy\u003c\/i\u003e follows workers, soldiers, intellectuals and villagers as their world is consumed by revolution and then degenerates into violence and dictatorship. 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It will be a long time, if ever, before it is bettered. -- Chas Freeman, Former U.S Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Assistant Secretary of Defense, President of the Middle East Policy Council\u003cbr\u003eSaudi Arabia has always been difficult for outsiders to understand, but it will be much less so now thanks to David Rundell. With insightful analysis of the roles of the ruling family, the tribal structure, the merchant class and the religious leadership, he forges all the pieces into a coherent whole that will enlighten specialists and novices alike. -- Thomas W. Lippman, author of Saudi Arabia on the Edge\u003cbr\u003eA rich, superbly researched, balanced history of the modern Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.  David Rundell was one of the State Department’s pre-eminent authorities on Saudi Arabia and the Arab world, one on whom those of us working in the region depended heavily, and this history reflects his decades of experience in the region, his eye for nuance and detail, his deep understanding of the culture and relationships in the kingdom, and his exceptional ability to distill and present all of that brilliantly. -- General David Petraeus, US Army (Ret.), former Commander of the US Central Command and the Coalition Forces in Afghanistan, and former Director of the CIA\u003cbr\u003eThis is a rare and important work on Saudi Arabia.  Any diplomat, military official, policy maker or businessperson whose portfolio touches the kingdom will make far better decisions for having read it. I had the pleasure of working with Diplomat David Rundell during my service in the KSA.  He provided sage advice and observations then, just as he will do for you in this splendid and useful book. -- Ambassador James Oberwetter, Former U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia\u003cbr\u003eDavid Rundell is America’s most knowledgeable diplomat on Saudi Arabia. This book, \u003ci\u003eVision or Mirage\u003c\/i\u003e, is a deeply learned and nuanced account of the kingdom’s history, politics and economics. Without illusions or an ideological axe to grind, Rundell offers acute observations about the strengths and weaknesses of the country, based on nearly two decades of having lived and served in Saudi Arabia. He brings the country’s remarkable story up to the present and explains the important transformations taking place under King Salman and his son crown prince Muhammad (MBS) and what is at stake in their success or failure. 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Should be prescribed reading for a new generation of political leaders.’ -- Sir Richard Dearlove, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the University of London; Former Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6); Former Master of Pembroke College, Cambridge\u003cbr\u003eAmidst an array of parabolic pressures ranging from geopolitical forces to economic uncertainty and domestic instability, the House of Saud has long been one of the most powerful families in the Middle East. In spite of this, it faces a number of existential challenges as it moves into the 21st century. 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Rundell’s eye for detail and meticulous research provide the reader with a compelling story of initial conquest and generations of stability followed by a tectonic rupture in the social contract among the ruler, the royal family, and the population. -- Robert W. Jordan, former U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Diplomat in Residence, John G. Tower Center at Southern Methodist University\u003cbr\u003eThis is a scholarly and expertly crafted practitioner’s account borne of deep familiarity with Saudi Arabia. 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David Rundell's  insights into historical precedents and personal knowledge of the personalities of the individuals involved is compelling and provides a far more credible narrative of Saudi developments since the death of the late Abdullah bin Abd al-Aziz than other current analysis . -- Ambassador Mark G. 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