01763cam a2200289Ii 4500001001000000003000600010005001700016008004100033020001500074020001800089020002500107035002100132040000800153100002900161245007800190264004200268264001100310300002300321336002600344337002800370338002700398505058200425520039401007650001401401650001701415650004101432968309193OCoLC20190501235240.0170116s2017    nyu           000 0 eng d  a0804190119  a9780804190114  z9780804190121qEbook  a(OCoLC)968309193  cnmt1 aSnyder, Timothy,eauthor10aOn tyranny :btwenty lessons from the twentieth century /cTimothy Snyder 1aNew York :bTim Duggan Books,c[2017] 4c©2017  a126 pages ;c16 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier0 aDo 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  a"The Founding Fathers tried to protect us from the threat they knew, the tyranny that overcame ancient democracy. Today, our political order faces new threats, not unlike the totalitarianism of the twentieth century. We are no wiser than the Europeans who saw democracy yield to fascism, Nazism, or communism.  Our one advantage is that we might learn from their experience."--cAmazon.com 0aDespotism 0aDictatorship 7aDespotism.2fast0(OCoLC)fst00891415