{"product_id":"autocrats-charisma-power-and-their-lives-9789361560095","title":"Autocrats Charisma, Power And Their Lives","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Rajiv Dogra\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Rupa Publications\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Rupa Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeldom before in the history of the world has rage been so global in scale. Authoritarian leaders are largely to blame for this dangerous pass—their brutal surgery on masses without administering anaesthesia.\u003cbr\u003e Sadly, we do not know enough about them and their chillingly effective ways. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAutocrats: Charisma, Power, and Their Lives\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e fills that gap with real-life situations of how an authoritarian’s cult takes hold, grows, and sustains itself. It describes grippingly their personality, their psychological make-up, and their private lives. \u003cbr\u003e The book sketches, step by step, the roadmap to tyranny from the earliest times to now, and poses questions that people are afraid to ask: \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAre autocrats born bad? Are their brains wired differently from ours? \u003cbr\u003e What makes strongmen the evil they become? \u003cbr\u003e Do they leave their country in a better or a worse shape?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cbr\u003e It is also a deep dive into all that is dishonourable in society; the unreal times when people are their walking images: weak, afraid, cowardly, and fearful. \u003cbr\u003e This compelling account uncovers the inner demons of strongmen, their anxieties, and their phobias. \u003cbr\u003e Intensely researched, Rajiv Dogra’s prose is elegant and sophisticated, making this book a magnificent cathedral of words. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAutocrats: Charisma, Power, and Their\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Lives is going to haunt us for a long time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rupa Publications","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45675013472407,"sku":"9789361560095","price":517.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9789361560095.webp?v=1769295331","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/autocrats-charisma-power-and-their-lives-9789361560095","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}