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Snyder, Timothy.
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Twentieth century.
Despotism.
History, Modern -- 20th century
Political ethics.
Democracy -- United States.
Political culture -- United States.
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On tyranny : twenty ...
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On
tyranny
:
twenty
lessons
from the
twentieth
century
/ Timothy Snyder.
by
Snyder, Timothy.
New York : Tim Duggan Books, [2017] [2017]
Subjects
Twentieth
century
.
Despotism.
History, Modern -- 20th
century
Political ethics.
Democracy -- United States.
Political culture -- United States.
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In previous books, Holocaust historian Timothy Snyder dissected the events and values that enabled the rise of Hitler and Stalin and the execution of their catastrophic policies. With
Twenty
Lessons
, Snyder draws from the darkest hours of the
twentieth
century
to provide hope for the twenty-first. As he writes, "Americans are no wiser than the Europeans who saw democracy yield to fascism, Nazism and communism. Our one advantage is that we might learn from their experience."
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126 pages ; 16 cm
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First edition.
Contents:
Do not obey in advance -- Defend institutions -- Beware the one-party state -- Take responsibility for the face of the world -- Remember professional ethics -- Be wary of paramilitaries -- Be reflective if you must be armed -- Stand out -- Be kind to our language -- Believe in truth -- Investigate -- Make eye contact and small talk -- Practice corporeal politics -- Establish a private life -- Contribute to good causes -- Learn from peers in other countries -- Listen for dangerous words -- Be calm when the unthinkable arrives -- Be a patriot -- Be as courageous as you can.
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