On tyranny : twenty lessons from the twentieth century / Timothy Snyder.
Publication details: New York : Tim Duggan Books, 2017.Edition: First editionDescription: 126 pages ; 16 cmISBN:- 9780804190114
- 0804190119
- 321.9 23
- JC495 .S55 2017
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300 - 399 | Hanover Public Library Shelves | 321.9 SNYD (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31906001071738 |
Do not obey in advance -- Defend institutions -- Beware the one-party state -- Take responsibility for the face of the world -- Remember professional ethics -- Be wary of paramilitaries -- Be reflective if you must be armed -- Stand out -- Be kind to our language -- Believe in truth -- Investigate -- Make eye contact and small talk -- Practice corporeal politics -- Establish a private life -- Contribute to good causes -- Learn from peers in other countries -- Listen for dangerous words -- Be calm when the unthinkable arrives -- Be a patriot -- Be as courageous as you can.
Snyder draws from the darkest hours of the twentieth century to provide hope for the twenty-first. As he writes, "Americans are no wiser than the Europeans who saw democracy yield to fascism, Nazism and communism. Our one advantage is that we might learn from their experience.
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