Tyrants - Power, Injustice, and Terror

A history of tyranny from Achilles to today's Jihadists, this volume shows why tyrannical temptation is a permanent danger.

List of contents

Introduction: the strange career of tyranny; Part I. The Rage of Achilles: From Homeric Heroes to Lord and God of the World; Part II. City of God or City of Man? The Tyrant as Modern State-Builder; Part III. The Eagles Will Drop Dead from the Skies: Millenarian Tyranny from Robespierre to Al Qaeda; Conclusion: how democracy can win.

About the author

Waller R. Newell is Professor of Political Science and Philosophy at Carleton University, Ottawa, where he helped found and also teaches in the College of the Humanities, Canada's only four-year baccalaureate in the Great Books. He has held a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship for University Teachers and a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Postdoctoral Fellowship. His books include Tyranny: A New Interpretation (Cambridge, 2013); The Soul of a Leader: Character, Conviction and Ten Lessons in Political Greatness (2010); and The Code of Man: Love, Courage, Pride, Family, Country (2003). He served on the first Reagan Administration transition team in the areas of humanitarian affairs and human rights. He received his Ph.D. in Political Science from Yale University, Connecticut.

Summary

This book will appeal to anyone interested in the danger posed by tyranny and terror in today's world, the psychology of tyranny, and how it is shaped by the history of fiction, art, and architecture. Written in a clear, colorful style, the book is suitable for readers of all levels.

Product details

• Authors: Waller R Newell, Waller R. Newell, Waller R. (Carleton University Newell, Newell Waller R., WALLER R. NEWELL
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2019
• EAN: 9781108713917
• ISBN: 978-1-108-71391-7
• No. of pages: 274
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, Political activism, General & world history, Political science & theory, Political leaders & leadership, General and world history, Political science and theory, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, History of Western philosophy, Political leaders and leadership, Political activism / Political engagement