Death by a Thousand Cuts

by Mehran Mousapoor, Wolfgang Schärtl, Sebastian Seiffert

Putting the current crisis of democracy into historical perspective, Death by a Thousand Cuts chronicles how would-be despots, dictators, and outright tyrants have finessed the techniques of killing democracies earlier in history, in the 20th Century, and how today's autocrats increasingly continue to do so in the 21st. It shows how autocratic government becomes a kleptocracy, sustained only to enrich the ruler and his immediate family. But the book...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 311069817X
• ISBN13: 9783110698176
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 201 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"