Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 2023-03-31
Books mentioned on Best Of: A Powerful Theory of Why the Far Right Is Thriving Across the Globe
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Cultural Backlash and the Rise of Populism
Cultural Backlash and the Rise of Populism by Pippa Norris and Ronald Inglehart is a vital political science text examining the global surge of populist authoritarianism.
Discussed“and in 2019 she and her co-author the late Ron ingleheart published what I've come to see as a really crucial text for thinking about the rise of global populist authoritarians it's called cultural backlash”
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Spin Dictators
Spin Dictators by Sergei Guriev and Daniel Treisman is an illuminating exploration of the changing face of tyranny and political manipulation in the twenty-first century.
Recommended“second book which Builds on that is another good book by Sergey goriov and Daniel triceman and the book is called spin dictators”
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The Origins of Totalitarianism
The Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt is a foundational political science study exploring the historical convergence of anti-Semitism, imperialism, and mass society that gave rise to twentieth-century totalitarian regimes.
Recommended“and the last book is the classic it's not a modern study but I think we now need to go back to read her and Anna arant and we need to read the origins of totalitarianism”
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