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AN ECONOMIST BEST BOOK OF 2024

''Thought-provoking'' THE ECONOMIST

''Compelling'' FINANCIAL TIMES

''Entertaining'' DAILY TELEGRAPH

''Gripping . . . essential and captivating'' BRADLEY HOPE

''A sparkling read full of original observations and captivating insights'' KATJA HOYER

''Utterly compelling . . . jaw-dropping'' BRIAN KLAAS

Strongmen are rising. Democracies are faltering. How does tyranny end?

Tyrants project invincibility, but all of them fall. This is because they face critical weaknesses that can form a fatal trap. Whether it''s their inner circle turning against them or resentment of elites in the military, the masses alienated by cronyism or revolutionaries plotting in exile, tyrants always have more enemies than friends. And when they fall tyrants don''t quietly retire - they face exile, prison or death. What happens in the aftermath

How Tyrants Fall

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      Publisher John Murray Press
      Published 1/18/2024
      ISBN-13 9781399809481
      978-1399809481
      ISBN-10 1399809482

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      AN ECONOMIST BEST BOOK OF 2024

      ''Thought-provoking'' THE ECONOMIST

      ''Compelling'' FINANCIAL TIMES

      ''Entertaining'' DAILY TELEGRAPH

      ''Gripping . . . essential and captivating'' BRADLEY HOPE

      ''A sparkling read full of original observations and captivating insights'' KATJA HOYER

      ''Utterly compelling . . . jaw-dropping'' BRIAN KLAAS

      Strongmen are rising. Democracies are faltering. How does tyranny end?

      Tyrants project invincibility, but all of them fall. This is because they face critical weaknesses that can form a fatal trap. Whether it''s their inner circle turning against them or resentment of elites in the military, the masses alienated by cronyism or revolutionaries plotting in exile, tyrants always have more enemies than friends. And when they fall tyrants don''t quietly retire - they face exile, prison or death. What happens in the aftermath

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