Modern Tyrants: The Power and Prevalence of Evil in Our Age

Along with its much vaunted progress in scientific and economic realms, the twentieth century has witnessed the rise of the most brutal and oppressive regimes in the history of humankind. Even with the collapse of Marxism, current instances of "ethnic cleansing" remind us that tyranny persists in our own age and shows no sign of abating. Daniel Chirot offers an important and timely study of modern tyrants, both revealing the forces that allow them to come to power and helping us to predict where they may arise in the future.

Author: Daniel Chirot
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 05/05/1996
Pages: 512
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.57lbs
Size: 9.23h x 6.18w x 1.27d
ISBN: 9780691027777

About the Author
Daniel Chirot is Professor of International Studies and of Sociology at the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington.