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On tyranny [large print] : twenty lessons from the twentieth century / Timothy Snyder.

Summary:

In previous books, Holocaust historian Timothy Snyder dissected the events and values that enabled the rise of Hitler and Stalin and the execution of their catastrophic policies. With Twenty Lessons, Snyder draws from the darkest hours of the twentieth century to provide hope for the twenty-first. As he writes, "Americans are no wiser than the Europeans who saw democracy yield to fascism, Nazism and communism. Our one advantage is that we might learn from their experience."

Record details

ISBN: 9781432888831
ISBN: 1432888838
Physical Description: 171 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
Edition: Large Print edition.
Publisher: Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2021.
Copyright: ©2017

Content descriptions

General Note:

Originally published: New York : Tim Duggan Books, 2017.

Formatted Contents Note:

Do not obey in advance -- Defend institutions -- Beware the one-party state -- Take responsibility for the face of the world -- Remember professional ethics -- Be wary of paramilitaries -- Be reflective if you must be armed -- Stand out -- Be kind to our language -- Believe in truth -- Investigate -- Make eye contact and small talk -- Practice corporeal politics -- Establish a private life -- Contribute to good causes -- Learn from peers in other countries -- Listen for dangerous words -- Be calm when the unthinkable arrives -- Be a patriot -- Be as courageous as you can.