The Modern Tyrant: Authoritarian Leadership in Theory and Practice (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781399556200)

The Modern Tyrant argues that modern authoritarian leaders resemble classical tyrants but are distinctive in three ways: their ambitions for wealth and glory are shaped by modernity (especially nationalism, religion and ideology); their techniques are novel, combining authoritarian and democratic forms, and finally, they are much more powerful, able to exploit modern propaganda techniques and technology to enhance their control and dominance.

Author: Haig Patapan
ISBN-10: 1399556207
ISBN-13: 9781399556200
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/31/2026
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.23lbs