{"product_id":"the-modern-tyrant-haig-patapan-9781399556200","title":"The Modern Tyrant: Authoritarian Leadership in Theory and Practice","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Modern Tyrant\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Haig Patapan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1399556207\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781399556200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs","brand":"Haig Patapan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48588345540863,"sku":"9781399556200","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-modern-tyrant-haig-patapan-9781399556200","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}