Dictatorships Books

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The Gulag Archipelago The Gulag Archipelago (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.35 — 13,613 ratings — published 1973
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Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as dictatorships)
avg rating 4.46 — 98,726 ratings — published 2009
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The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956: An Experiment in Literary Investigation, Books V-VII The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956: An Experiment in Literary Investigation, Books V-VII (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as dictatorships)
avg rating 4.54 — 2,593 ratings — published 1973
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The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956: An Experiment in Literary Investigation, Books III-IV The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956: An Experiment in Literary Investigation, Books III-IV (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as dictatorships)
avg rating 4.49 — 3,489 ratings — published 1973
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Memoirs of a Warsaw Ghetto Fighter Memoirs of a Warsaw Ghetto Fighter (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as dictatorships)
avg rating 3.72 — 128 ratings — published 1994
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While Six Million Died: A Chronicle of American Apathy While Six Million Died: A Chronicle of American Apathy (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as dictatorships)
avg rating 4.27 — 99 ratings — published 1968
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Earth for All: A Survival Guide for Humanity Earth for All: A Survival Guide for Humanity (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 455 ratings — published 2022
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The Quest for Socialist Utopia: The Ethiopian Student Movement, c. 1960-1974 (Eastern Africa Series, 33) The Quest for Socialist Utopia: The Ethiopian Student Movement, c. 1960-1974 (Eastern Africa Series, 33)
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avg rating 4.37 — 19 ratings — published 2014
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Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow (ebook)
by (shelved 2 times as dictatorships)
avg rating 4.19 — 285,232 ratings — published 2015
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Philip Dru: Administrator Philip Dru: Administrator (Paperback)
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avg rating 2.47 — 168 ratings — published 1911
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The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as dictatorships)
avg rating 4.48 — 353,947 ratings — published 1971
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Papa Doc & the Tontons Macoutes Papa Doc & the Tontons Macoutes (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as dictatorships)
avg rating 4.00 — 50 ratings — published 1970
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as dictatorships)
avg rating 4.01 — 4,485,415 ratings — published 1945
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I Must Betray You I Must Betray You (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as dictatorships)
avg rating 4.40 — 96,773 ratings — published 2022
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as dictatorships)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,384,326 ratings — published 1949
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The Feast of the Goat The Feast of the Goat (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as dictatorships)
avg rating 4.35 — 42,281 ratings — published 2000
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The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior Is Almost Always Good Politics The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior Is Almost Always Good Politics (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.25 — 11,108 ratings — published 2011
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The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 (Abridged) The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 (Abridged)
by (shelved 2 times as dictatorships)
avg rating 4.33 — 34,429 ratings — published 1973
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Gulag: A History Gulag: A History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as dictatorships)
avg rating 4.28 — 13,374 ratings — published 2003
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The Orphan Master's Son The Orphan Master's Son (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.07 — 103,867 ratings — published 2012
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Tombstone: The Great Chinese Famine, 1958-1962 Tombstone: The Great Chinese Famine, 1958-1962 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as dictatorships)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,029 ratings — published 2008
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New Power: How Power Works in Our Hyperconnected World—and How to Make It Work for You New Power: How Power Works in Our Hyperconnected World—and How to Make It Work for You (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as dictatorships)
avg rating 3.82 — 2,108 ratings — published 2018
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Origin of Russian Communism (Ann Arbor Paperbacks) Origin of Russian Communism (Ann Arbor Paperbacks)
by (shelved 1 time as dictatorships)
avg rating 3.84 — 171 ratings — published 1937
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Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as dictatorships)
avg rating 3.70 — 3,171,888 ratings — published 1954
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Brave New World Brave New World (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.99 — 2,058,265 ratings — published 1932
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My Dearest Dido: The Holodomor Story My Dearest Dido: The Holodomor Story (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.57 — 37 ratings — published
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Red Famine: Stalin's War on Ukraine Red Famine: Stalin's War on Ukraine (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as dictatorships)
avg rating 4.39 — 9,205 ratings — published 2017
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Execution by Hunger: The Hidden Holocaust Execution by Hunger: The Hidden Holocaust (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as dictatorships)
avg rating 4.30 — 513 ratings — published 1985
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The Harvest of Sorrow: Soviet Collectivization and the Terror-Famine The Harvest of Sorrow: Soviet Collectivization and the Terror-Famine (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as dictatorships)
avg rating 4.15 — 891 ratings — published 1986
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A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as dictatorships)
avg rating 4.28 — 61,871 ratings — published 2000
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The Aquariums of Pyongyang: Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag The Aquariums of Pyongyang: Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as dictatorships)
avg rating 4.12 — 11,401 ratings — published 2000
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The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector's Story The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector's Story (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as dictatorships)
avg rating 4.43 — 100,739 ratings — published 2014
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Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as dictatorships)
avg rating 4.01 — 71,707 ratings — published 2012
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Radiant Girl Radiant Girl (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.08 — 357 ratings — published 2008
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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as dictatorships)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,151,026 ratings — published 1947
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The Massacre at El Mozote The Massacre at El Mozote (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as dictatorships)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,629 ratings — published 1994
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The Captive Mind The Captive Mind (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.27 — 4,879 ratings — published 1953
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Autocracy, Inc. Autocracy, Inc. (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 15,243 ratings — published 2024
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The Fear: Robert Mugabe and the Martyrdom of Zimbabwe The Fear: Robert Mugabe and the Martyrdom of Zimbabwe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as dictatorships)
avg rating 4.07 — 2,006 ratings — published 2010
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The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.82 — 12,019 ratings — published 2010
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Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as dictatorships)
avg rating 4.41 — 13,469 ratings — published 2023
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Cambodia's Curse: The Modern History of a Troubled Land Cambodia's Curse: The Modern History of a Troubled Land (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as dictatorships)
avg rating 3.86 — 1,354 ratings — published 2011
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Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as dictatorships)
avg rating 4.27 — 5,168 ratings — published 2020
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Prophet Song Prophet Song (ebook)
by (shelved 1 time as dictatorships)
avg rating 4.03 — 81,467 ratings — published 2023
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The Shape of Dust The Shape of Dust (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as dictatorships)
avg rating 4.46 — 164 ratings — published
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La voz dormida La voz dormida (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as dictatorships)
avg rating 4.44 — 8,493 ratings — published 2002
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País portátil País portátil (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as dictatorships)
avg rating 3.86 — 101 ratings — published 1968
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The Trial The Trial (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as dictatorships)
avg rating 3.94 — 389,887 ratings — published 1925
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Kamchatka Kamchatka (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as dictatorships)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,046 ratings — published 2003
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La muerte de Honorio La muerte de Honorio (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as dictatorships)
avg rating 4.38 — 256 ratings — published 1963
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Eric Gamalinda
“There's a strong message of divine righteousness in dictatorships. Every megalomaniac has to believe his actions are sanctioned by God.”
Eric Gamalinda, The Descartes Highlands

“Most of the dictators do allow freedom in the private space. it is their tentacles in the public space that are considered the killers of democracy. if you want to test democracy, go no further than measuring the restraint that people feel in the public space about activities that cause no harm to fellow citizens, the dictator excluded.”
R. N. Prasher

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