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**THE LATEST COLLECTION OF ESSAYS EDITED BY IAIN DALE: AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW**



Praise for Iain Dale:
''Riveting and enlightening. A history lesson via a novel route. '' ?????
''Really enjoying reading this book. It is easy to dip in and out and each chapter is well written.'' ?????
''Illuminating yet balanced'' ?????

Were the signs that Putin is a ruthless dictator there all along? How should we deal with President Xi of China? Given the world seems to be moving more and more towards authoritarian rule, this is the right moment to seek warnings, and lessons, from history.

In The Dictators, Iain Dale brings together 64 essays by historians, academics, journalists and politicians about elected and unelected dictators, wartime and peacetime dictators, those driven by ideology and those with a reputation for sheer brutality. How did these tyrants, autocrats and despots seize power - and how did they exercise it? And h

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      Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
      Published 1 May 2024
      ISBN-13 9781399721608
      978-1399721608
      ISBN-10 1399721607

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      **THE LATEST COLLECTION OF ESSAYS EDITED BY IAIN DALE: AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW**



      Praise for Iain Dale:
      ''Riveting and enlightening. A history lesson via a novel route. '' ?????
      ''Really enjoying reading this book. It is easy to dip in and out and each chapter is well written.'' ?????
      ''Illuminating yet balanced'' ?????

      Were the signs that Putin is a ruthless dictator there all along? How should we deal with President Xi of China? Given the world seems to be moving more and more towards authoritarian rule, this is the right moment to seek warnings, and lessons, from history.

      In The Dictators, Iain Dale brings together 64 essays by historians, academics, journalists and politicians about elected and unelected dictators, wartime and peacetime dictators, those driven by ideology and those with a reputation for sheer brutality. How did these tyrants, autocrats and despots seize power - and how did they exercise it? And h

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