Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2019-09-12
Books mentioned on How To Be A Dictator - Frank Dikotter - #102
Frank Dikotter is a historian and author. The 20th Century was characterised by an attempt on the one hand to build up civil society and have cheques & balances, and on the other hand an attempt to concentrate power into the hand of a single dictator.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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How to Be a Dictator
How to Be a Dictator by Frank Dikötter is a historical examination that looks closely at eight of the most chillingly effective dictators of the twentieth century.
Recommended“link to how to be a dictator we'll be in the show notes below highly advise that you go and check it out”
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Mein Kampf
Mein Kampf is an autobiographical manifesto by Adolf Hitler outlining his political ideology and future plans for Germany.
Discussed“uses his time in prison behind bars to write his political autobiography called mine [ __ ] and this goes on and on”
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