Tyrants: A History Of Power, Injustice, And Terror
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The forces of freedom are challenged everywhere by a newly energized spirit of tyranny, whether it is Jihadist terrorism, Putin's imperialism, or the ambitions of China's dictatorship, writes Waller R. Newell in this engaging exposé of a thousand dangers. We will see why tyranny is a permanent threat by following its strange career from Homeric Bronze Age warriors, through the empires of Alexander the Great and Rome, to the medieval struggle between the City of God and the City of Man, leading to the state-building despots of the Modern Age including the Tudors and 'enlightened despots' such as Peter the Great. The book explores the psychology of tyranny from Nero to Gaddafi, and how it changes with the Jacobin Terror into millenarian revolution. Stimulating and enlightening, Tyrants: A History of Power, Injustice, and Terror will appeal to anyone interested in the danger posed by tyranny and terror in today's world.
Title:Tyrants: A History Of Power, Injustice, And Terror
Format:Hardcover
Product dimensions:264 pages, 1 X 1 X 1 in
Shipping dimensions:264 pages, 1 X 1 X 1 in
Published:March 29, 2016
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Language:English
Appropriate for ages:All ages
ISBN - 13:9781107083059