Dictators and Autocrats: Securing Power across Global Politics

ISBN-13: 9780367607876 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 430 str.

Klaus Larres

Opis

In order to truly understand the emergence, endurance and legacy of autocracy, this volume of engaging essays explores how autocratic power is acquired, exercised and transferred or abruptly ended, through the careers and politics of influential figures in more than 20 countries and six regions.

Spis treści

Introduction. Dictators and Autocrats: A Global PhenomenonKlaus Larres Abstracts: 23 Dictators and Autocrats of Our Times THE NOTORIOUS THREE 1.Joseph Stalin: Autocrat par excellence (The Soviet Union)Hiroaki Kuromiya 2.Adolf Hitler: From Democracy to Dictatorship (Germany)Eric Kurlander3.Mao Zedong: Communist Party Dictatorship (China)Covell F. Meyskens PATHBREAKING AUTOCRATS OF THE 20TH CENTURY 4.Fidel Castro: From Grassroots Dictatorship to Communist Autocracy (Cuba)Lilian Guerra5.Augusto Pinochet: The Emergence of One-Man Rule (Chile)Patricio Silva6.Robert Mugabe: Ruthless Authoritarian who Preferred Democratic Clothing (Zimbabwe)Richard Bourne 7.Joseph Kabila: the “Raïs” of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo)Charles Tshimanga-Kashama 8.Hugo Chávez: Was he an Autocrat? (Venezuela)Gabriel Hetland9.Lee Kuan Yew: Autocracy, Elections, and Capitalism (Singapore)Michael Barr 21ST CENTURY AUTOCRATS – THE MAJOR POWERS 10.Vladimir Putin: Russia’s Neo-Patrimonial Façade Democracy (Russia)Allen J. Lynch11.Xi Jinping: The Rise of an Authoritarian Leader (China)Johnny Erling12.Narendra Modi: Elected Authoritarian (India)Ian Hall13.Donald J. Trump: The Authoritarian Style in American Politics (USA)Klaus Larres 21ST CENTURY AUTOCRATS – OTHER INFLUENTIAL AUTOCRATS 14.Ali Hosseini Khamenei: Routinizing Revolution (Iran)Kjetil Selvik15.The Assad Dynasty: Quo Vadis Damascus? (Syria)Moshe Ma’oz16.Kim Jong un: Rise to Power and Leadership Style (North Korea)Rachel M. Lee17.Abd al Fattah al Sisi: The One and Only Egyptian Dictator (Egypt)Robert Springborg 18.Prayuth Chan-o-cha: From the Barracks to the Ballot Box (Thailand)Pasuth Thothaveesansuk19.Muhammad bin Salman Al-Saud: King in All But Name (Saudi Arabia)Christopher Davidson20.János Kádár and Viktor Orbán: From Communist to Post-Communist Autocracy (Hungary)Andras Bozoki 21.Recep Tayyip Erdogan: From “Illiberal Democracy” to Electoral Authoritarianism (Turkey)Howard Eissenstat22.Rodrigo Duterte: Macho Populism and Authoritarian Practice (Philippines)Nicole Curato and Yvan Ysmael Yonaha23.Jair Bolsonaro: Beyond the Pale, Above the Fray (Brazil)Andre Pagliarini

O autorze

Klaus Larres is the Richard M Krasno Distinguished Professor of History and International Affairs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He served as Counselor and Senior Policy Adviser at the German Embassy in Beijing, held the Kissinger Chair in International Relations at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC, and was a Fellow at the Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP) – German Institute for International Security and Affairs think tank in Berlin. Among his many publications are the books Churchill’s Cold War: The Politics of Personal Diplomacy; Uncertain Allies: Nixon, Kissinger, and the Threat of a United Europe; and Understanding Global Politics: Actors and Themes in International Affairs (co-edited).