The Tyrants - Hardcover

Foss, Clive

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ISBN 10: 1905204795 ISBN 13: 9781905204793

Publisher: Quercus Publishing Plc, 2006

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From Herod to Papa Doc Duvalier, from Nero to Saddam Hussein, here are 50 chilling portraits of the despots whose iron-fisted rule left an indelible mark on the history of the world. Presenting a compelling chronology of the moments in history when the principles of government and law were corrupted by the vanity of the ambitious and unscrupulous, "The Tyrants" recounts the story of each dictator individually. From irresistible rise to inevitable fall, it describes how these men and women - as often outcasts or outsiders as kings or queens - were able to manipulate the political climate of their states to seize absolute power and examines the destruction and suffering they invariably left in their wake.

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About the Author:

Clive Foss is Professor of History at Georgetown University, Washington DC, where he specialises in dictatorships, and ancient civilizations. He is a regular contributor to History Today and is widely published, having written books on Juan and Eva Peron, Fidel Castro, Rome and Byzantium.

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