{"product_id":"9781399809481-how-tyrants-fall","title":"How Tyrants Fall","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd How Nations Survive\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the fight for freedom, we must not only understand how tyrants rise - but how they fall.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN \u003ci\u003eECONOMIST \u003c\/i\u003eBEST BOOK OF 2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Thought-provoking' \u003ci\u003eTHE ECONOMIST\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Compelling' \u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Entertaining' \u003ci\u003eDAILY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Gripping . essential and captivating' BRADLEY HOPE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A sparkling read full of original observations and captivating insights' KATJA HOYER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Utterly compelling . jaw-dropping' BRIAN KLAAS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStrongmen are rising. Democracies are faltering. How does tyranny end?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTyrants 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 can change the fate of a nation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeeting with coup leaders, dissidents and soldiers, political scientist Marcel Dirsus draws on extraordinary interviews to examine the workings and malfunctions of tyrants. We hear from a revolutionary (codename 'Satan') who risked Stasi capture to undermine an oppressive regime, an unapologetic former leader of a Burundian rebel group which carried out a massacre, and an American-Gambian activist who plotted to liberate his homeland on breaks during his construction job. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut understanding dictators isn't enough. \u003ci\u003eHow Tyrants Fall\u003c\/i\u003e is the gripping, deeply researched blueprint for how to bring them down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41524866646113,"sku":"9781399809481","price":17.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_24813706.jpg?v=1718216987","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781399809481-how-tyrants-fall","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}