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The tyrant's novel The tyrant's novel Thomas Keneally Thomas Keneally's literary achievements have been inspired by some of history's most intriguing events and characters, but in a rare reversal of time his brilliantly imagined new novel takes us into … OL103685W
Tyrants Tyrants David Wallechinsky Today more than ever, international headlines are dominated by dispatches from the many dictatorships that still dot the globe. Although Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein has been deposed, North Korea's … OL104528W
Die kollektive Erinnerung von Staatsverbrechen Die kollektive Erinnerung von Staatsverbrechen Jürgen Schraten The book reconstructs the parliamentary discourse on the German unification that took place between 1992 and 1998. Its main question is: Why accepted the German parliament *Deutscher Bundestag* the a… OL11924344W
Dictatorship Dictatorship Connolly, Sean "Describes what a dictator is, how he or she takes over a country, and what it is like to live under such a regime. The history of how dictatorships have evolved, the rise and fall of dictators, and … OL16318915W
The dictator's learning curve The dictator's learning curve William J. Dobson Its not easy being a dictator these days. Since the end of the Cold War, dictatorships worldwide have been on the decline and those that survive have changed dramatically. This book offers insight in… OL16415954W
Economic origins of dictatorship and democracy Economic origins of dictatorship and democracy Daron Acemoglu "This book develops a framework for analyzing the creation and consolidation of democracy. Different social groups prefer different political institutions because of the way they allocate political p… OL16936895W
Para sentencia Para sentencia Omar Prego "Esta novela examina los comportamientos humanos provocados por el clima de terror impuestos a los habitantes de una sociedad sometida a un régimen dictatorial. Es una obra bien lograda que conmueve… OL1754813W
Gaddafi's harem Gaddafi's harem Annick Cojean Soraya was just fifteen, a schoolgirl in the coastal town of Sirte, when she was given the honor of presenting a bouquet of flowers to Colonel Gaddafi, “the Guide,” on a visit he was making to her sc… OL19967855W
The revolutionaries try again The revolutionaries try again Mauro Javier Cardenas "Extravagant, absurd, and self-aware, The Revolutionaries Try Again plays out against the lost decade of Ecuador's austerity and the stymied idealism of three childhood friends-an expat, a bureaucrat… OL20039646W
Cuba's revolutionary world Cuba's revolutionary world Brown, Jonathan C. On January 2, 1959, Fidel Castro, the rebel comandante who had just overthrown Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista, addressed a crowd of jubilant supporters. Recalling the failed popular uprisings of pa… OL20050314W
City in common City in common James Scorer Scope and content: "Addresses ways that cultural imaginaries point toward alternative urban futures. In this book James Scorer argues that culture remains a force for imagining inclusive urban future… OL20058078W
Iberian Military Politics Iberian Military Politics José Javier Olivas Osuna xiii, 296 pages ; 23 cm OL20708501W
O caso das mangas explosivas O caso das mangas explosivas Mohammed Hanif Ali Shigri, Pakistan Air Force pilot and Silent Drill Commander of the Fury Squadron, is on a mission to avenge his father's suspicious death, which the government calls a suicide. Ali's target is no… OL24419579W
La dictature La dictature Richard Tames Chaque ouvrage de cette collection présente un des grands systèmes économiques ou politiques : son histoire, son évolution, ses principales caractéristiques, son impact sur la vie des hommes. Les tex… OL24721396W
Época de Torbellino Época de Torbellino Luis Terrero Melo Época de Torbellino, de Luis Terrero Melo es una obra de ficción histórica, de gran dinamismo, espontaneidad y sencillez de personajes que aún inmersos en un mundo agobiante encontraban en el diario … OL27716257W
À vos risques et périls À vos risques et périls Pascale Maret Trois garçons et trois filles sont seuls sur une île déserte pour un jeu de téléréalité dans lequel ils doivent affronter des épreuves prévues par la production. Mais, lorsque des rebelles arrivent d… OL27719246W
World revolutionary elites World revolutionary elites Harold Dwight Lasswell With the exception of chapters 1 and 7 and much of chapter 2, the text is reproduced from Hoover Institute studies, 1951-52, and from the American political science review, v. 31. OL3167198W
Lenin, Stalin, and Hitler Lenin, Stalin, and Hitler Robert Gellately A bold new accounting of the great social and political upheavals that enveloped Europe between 1914 and 1945--from the Russian Revolution through the Second World War.In Lenin, Stalin, and Hitler, a… OL4790513W
Bend sinister Bend sinister Vladimir Nabokov <p><b>Book Source:</b> <a href="http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/65702" rel="nofollow">Digital Library of India Item 2015.65702</a></p><p>dc.contributor.author: Nabokov Vladimir<br />dc.date.a… OL627072W
The Authoritarian Dynamic The Authoritarian Dynamic Karen Stenner What is the basis for intolerance? This book addresses that question by developing a universal theory about what causes intolerance of difference in general, which includes racism, political intolera… OL8324140W
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