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How Tyrants Fall

And How Nations Survive
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'Thought-provoking, vivid and often entertaining' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'Compelling' FINANCIAL TIMES 'Thought-provoking' THE ECONOMIST 'Gripping . . . Essential and captivating' BRADLEY HOPE HOW DO WE END TYRANNY? Tyrants seem invincible, but they face constant threats from all sides. Whether it's by members of their inner circle,... Read More
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How Tyrants Fall

In the fight for freedom, we must not only understand how tyrants rise - but how they fall.

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'Thought-provoking, vivid and often entertaining' DAILY TELEGRAPH

'Compelling' FINANCIAL TIMES

'Thought-provoking' THE ECONOMIST

'Gripping . . . Essential and captivating' BRADLEY HOPE

HOW DO WE END TYRANNY?

Tyrants seem invincible, but they face constant threats from all sides. Whether it's by members of their inner circle, military elites, alienated masses, assassins, revolutionaries, or simply old age - they always fall. And when they do, they cannot retire: they face exile, prison or death. The aftermath can be catastrophic.

Meeting with improbable coup plotters, intelligence officers, rebel commanders and fugitive dissidents, Dr Marcel Dirsus draws on extraordinary interviews to unpick the vulnerabilities of the world's strongmen. How Tyrants Fall is an essential guide to decapitating tyranny, and a warning of what happens if we do.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781399809504

Publisher: John Murray Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 16 January 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: John Murray Publishers Ltd

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 220g

Pages: 304

About the Author

Marcel Dirsus studied at Oxford and worked in the Democratic Republic of Congo during a failed coup in 2013. In addition to writing the politics newsletter The Hundred, Dirsus has advised major foundations and international organisations like NATO and the OECD. You can find him at marceldirsus.com and @marceldirsus on Twitter.

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