{"product_id":"road-to-unfreedom-9780525574477","title":"Road to Unfreedom","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER • From the author of \u003ci\u003eOn Tyranny\u003c\/i\u003e comes a stunning new chronicle of the rise of authoritarianism from Russia to Europe and America.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A brilliant analysis of our time.”—Karl Ove Knausgaard, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the end of the Cold War, the victory of liberal democracy seemed final. Observers declared the end of history, confident in a peaceful, globalized future. This faith was misplaced. Authoritarianism returned to Russia, as Vladimir Putin found fascist ideas that could be used to justify rule by the wealthy. In the 2010s, it has spread from east to west, aided by Russian warfare in Ukraine and cyberwar in Europe and the United States.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRussia found allies among nationalists, oligarchs, and radicals everywhere, and its drive to dissolve Western institutions, states, and values found resonance within the West itself.  The rise of populism, the British vote against the EU, a","brand":"Random House USA Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402995638615,"sku":"9780525574477","price":14.33,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780525574477.jpg?v=1730482075","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/road-to-unfreedom-9780525574477","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}