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
Ezra Klein discussed Cultural Backlash and the Rise of Populism by Pippa Norris and others. Pippa Norris recommended Spin Dictators by Sergei Guriev and others and The Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt, and discussed Sacred and Secular by Pippa Norris and others.
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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Sacred and Secular
Discussed“and again with Ron engelhardt I wrote a book on that sacred and secular”
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Spin Dictators
Spin Dictators by Sergei Guriev and Daniel Treisman is a political science book that examines the changing face of tyranny in the twenty-first century, exploring how modern authoritarian leaders maintain power through propaganda, manipulation, and economic management rather than blatant violence.
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 text that examines the historical roots, psychosocial conditions, and structural mechanisms that allowed Nazism and Stalinism to rise in the twentieth century.
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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