First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

First Published in 1998. Initially written in the period between 1942 and 44, with additional notes in the appendices of 1945, this volume looks at the areas of

Explains how dictatorships rise, survive, and fall, along with why some but not all dictators wield vast powers.

In order to truly understand the emergence, endurance, and legacy of autocracy, this volume of engaging essays explores how autocratic power is acquired, exerci