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The Despot's Apprentice

Paperback • 2017 • 1. edition

The Despot's Apprentice

By Brian Klaas

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About the book

Donald Trump isn't a despot. But he is increasingly acting like a despot's apprentice. Whether it's attacking the press, threatening the rule of law, or staffing the White House with family members and cronies, Trump is borrowing moves from the world's dictators. The president's bizarre adoration of global strongmen has also transformed US foreign policy into a powerful force cheerleading some of the world's worst regimes.An expert on authoritarianism, Brian Klaas is well placed to recognise the...Show more

Political science and theory

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ISBN

9781849049436

Publisher

C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd

Published year

2017

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1

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The Despot's Apprentice

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Paperback

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