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Mentioned in 8 episodes
Strongmen
Mussolini to the Present
Book • 2021
In 'Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present', Ruth Ben-Ghiat lays bare the blueprint followed by authoritarian leaders over the past 100 years.
The book delves into the tools and tactics these leaders use, including propaganda, corruption, violence, and the weaponization of masculinity.
Ben-Ghiat empowers readers to understand how these leaders obtain, maintain, and lose power, and how to prevent their disastrous rule in the future.
The book is divided into sections on 'Getting to Power', 'Tools of Rule', and 'Losing Power', providing a comprehensive analysis of the strongman playbook.
The book delves into the tools and tactics these leaders use, including propaganda, corruption, violence, and the weaponization of masculinity.
Ben-Ghiat empowers readers to understand how these leaders obtain, maintain, and lose power, and how to prevent their disastrous rule in the future.
The book is divided into sections on 'Getting to Power', 'Tools of Rule', and 'Losing Power', providing a comprehensive analysis of the strongman playbook.
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Mentioned in 8 episodes
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Kara Swisher as the author of "Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present", who will discuss autocrats of the past and their relation to Donald Trump.
Kara Swisher as the author of "Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present", who will discuss autocrats of the past and their relation to Donald Trump.
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Mentioned by Jane Coaston as the author of the book, and interviewed on the podcast to discuss strongmen and the current political climate.
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Mentioned by Kara Swisher as the author of "Strong Men, Mussolini to the Present", whose question about the book's relevance to the present is discussed.
Kara Swisher as the author of "Strong Men, Mussolini to the Present", whose question about the book's relevance to the present is discussed.
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Mentioned by Odette Youssef when discussing self-coups in other countries.
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Amanda Montell as a book that explores how powerful figures craft their image and control narratives.
Amanda Montell as a book that explores how powerful figures craft their image and control narratives.
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