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Spin Dictators The Changing Face of Tyranny in the 21st Century

Sergei Guriev

A Hitler, Stalin, and Mao ruled through violence, fear, and ideology. But in recent decades a new breed of media-savvy strongmen has been redesigning authoritarian rule for a more sophisticated, globally connected world. In place of overt, mass repression, rulers such as Vladimir Putin, Recep Tayyi...

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She described it as an analysis of how modern dictators use propaganda and managed democracy to maintain support.

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The second book, by Sergei Guriev and Daniel Treisman, is called Spin Dictators and examines the changing face of tyranny in the 21st century, focusing on propaganda, fake democracy and information co...

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She described it as an analysis of how modern dictators use propaganda and managed democracy to maintain support.

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The second book, by Sergei Guriev and Daniel Treisman, is called Spin Dictators and examines the changing face of tyranny in the 21st century, focusing on propaganda, fake democracy and information control.

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