Spin dictators : the changing face of tyranny in the 21st century / Sergei Guriev and Daniel Treisman.

By:

Guriev, S. M [author.]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Description: xi, 340 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:

9780691211411
0691211418

Subject(s):

Contents:

Preface -- Introduction : fear and spin -- Part I: How it's done. Discipline, but don't punish ; Postmodern propaganda ; Sensible censorship ; Democracy for dictators ; Global pillage -- Part II: Why it's happening and what to do about it. The modernization cocktail ; The future of spin.

Summary: Spin Dictators traces how leaders such as Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew and Peru's Alberto Fujimori pioneered less violent, more covert, and more effective methods of monopolizing power. The book reveals why most of today's authoritarians are spin dictators--and how they differ from the remaining "fear dictators" such as Kim Jong-un and Bashar al-Assad, as well as from masters of high-tech repression like Xi Jinping.

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Cover image	Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
	Book	TBS Barcelona	JC480 GUR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		B04514

Spin Dictators traces how leaders such as Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew and Peru's Alberto Fujimori pioneered less violent, more covert, and more effective methods of monopolizing power. The book reveals why most of today's authoritarians are spin dictators--and how they differ from the remaining "fear dictators" such as Kim Jong-un and Bashar al-Assad, as well as from masters of high-tech repression like Xi Jinping.

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