The Age of the Strongman

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**AN ECONOMIST AND THE TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR**

‘Essential and definitive’ CATHERINE BELTON, author of PUTIN’S PEOPLE

We are in a new era.

From Trump, Putin and Bolsonaro to Erdogan, Xi and Modi, self-styled strongmen have become a central feature of global politics. At home, they claim to be standing up for ordinary people against ‘globalist’ elites; abroad, they posture as the embodiment of their nation. And everywhere they go, they encourage a cult of personality.

How and why did this new style of authoritarian leadership arrive? How likely is it to lead the world into war and economic collapse? And what liberal forces are in place, not only to keep these strongmen in check but to reverse the trend? The Age of the Strongman explores these essential questions and offers a bold new portrait of our world.

‘TIMELY, LASER-SHARP… A MUST-READ’ PETER FRANKOPAN

‘FORCEFUL… A BOOK WHOSE SIGNIFICANCE IS ENHANCED BY UNPREDICTABLE EVENTS’ MISHA GLENNY

‘WIDE-RANGING AND ASTUTE’ THE ECONOMIST

ISBN: 9781529113556

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In ‘The Age of the Strongman,’ Gideon Rachman finds global coherence in the chaos of the new nationalism, leadership cults and hostility to liberal democracy. We are in a new era: authoritarian leaders have become a central feature of global politics. Since 2000, self-styled strongmen have risen to power in capitals as diverse as Moscow, Beijing, Delhi, Brasilia, Budapest, Ankara, Riyadh and Washington. These leaders are nationalists and social conservatives, with little tolerance for minorities, dissent or the interests of foreigners. At home, they claim to be standing up for ordinary people against globalist elites; abroad, they posture as the embodiments of their nations. And everywhere they go, they encourage a cult of personality. What’s more, these leaders are not just operating in authoritarian political systems but have begun to emerge in the heartlands of liberal democracy.

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Weight0.232 kg
Dimensions19.8 × 12.8 × 2 cm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

288

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

303.34 (edition:23)

Readership

College – higher education / Code: F

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