{"product_id":"mao-stalin-hitler-trump-j-kreuzer-9798282698534","title":"Mao, Stalin, Hitler - Trump?: The Lure of Tyranny Then and Now","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat if democracy doesn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003et die in a coup - but in silence?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn an age of growing polarization, viral disinformation, and creeping authoritarianism, this book is a wake-up call. It traces the disturbing parallels between past dictatorships and present-day democracies under pressure - from Hitler, Stalin, and Mao to Trump, Orbán, and the rise of the far right in Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith sharp insight and unflinching clarity, it shows how language erodes truth, how institutions are hollowed out, how fear is manufactured - and how freedom is lost not all at once, but step by step. Not through violence, but through normalization. Not with tanks in the streets, but through apathy at the ballot box.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is not a history book. It's a manual for the present. A call to see the signs, to speak up early, and to defend what's still worth defending - before it slips away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnsettling. Urgent. Necessary.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJ. Kreuzer is a political scientist and journalist. He knows how to convey complex political developments in a clear, pointed and engaging way - without lecturing, but with attitude. In his texts, analysis meets storytelling, and the reader realises that politics is not theory. It is everyday life. And it affects us all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. Kreuzer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798282698534\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/06\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.40d","brand":"J. Kreuzer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48440458379519,"sku":"9798282698534","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d05b2653-da4f-4808-85d1-ad96c5b531e7.jpg?v=1777182568","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mao-stalin-hitler-trump-j-kreuzer-9798282698534","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}