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A Short History of the World in 50 Tyrants

by Ben Gazur

A world history told through tyrants

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A world history told through tyrants

Across 50 concise chapters, Ben Gazur traces the rise, rule and overthrow of tyrants from the ancient world to modern times. The book ranges across eras and regions, using individual rulers and regimes to examine how power was seized and maintained. Its examples include Catherine the Great, Adolf Hitler, Julius Caesar, Augustus, the first Chinese Emperor and Pol Pot, bringing together political maneuvering, personal rule and brutality in a broad survey of dictatorship through history.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in world history organized around notable rulers and regimes
  • Those seeking a concise, chapter-by-chapter introduction to dictators across different eras
  • Readers exploring how tyrants gained and held political power

Themes

Tyranny and dictatorshipThe acquisition and preservation of powerPolitical rule across world historyThe overthrow of regimes

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Book overview

Explore the tyrants who have shaped the course of history. All power corrupts, but absolute power can turn people into absolute monsters. The true stories behind the men and women who led tyrannies around the world. This is history... but not as you know it. Leading readers through all of world history, Ben Gazur looks at how tyrants and their regimes have shaped the course of humanity from the earliest times right up until the modern day. From the first Ancient Greek tyrants to those who still dominate nations today, dictators have always been pulling the strings. In 50 bite-sized chapters spanning thousands of years, A Short History of the World in 50 Tyrants examines their rise to power, how they stayed there, and how they were overthrown, investigating their lives and crimes. Readers will learn how:
  • Catherine the Great seized the throne from her own husband
  • Adolf Hitler created a cult of personality to assume complete control
  • Julius Caesar met his end under a rain of stabs on the senate floor.

 

Follow the whims, eccentricities, and evil acts of dictators across the millennia, such as the deadly search for immortality by the first Chinese Emperor, the wily machinations of the Emperor Augustus, and the crushing brutality of Pol Pot's rule.Also Available:
  • A Short History of the World in 50 Failures (9781789297898)
  • A Short History of the World in 50 Lies (9781789299410)
  • A Short History of the World in 50 Murders (9781789297737)

 

 

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