Dictators

图书标准信息

• 作者 Richard Overy 著
• 出版社 Penguin Books
• 出版时间 2005-04
• ISBN 9780140281491
• 定价 207.40元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 896页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Halfacenturyaftertheirdeaths,thedictatorshipsofStalinandHitlerstillcastalongandterribleshadowoverthemodernworld.Theywerethemostdestructiveandlethalregimesinhistory,murderingmillions.Theyfoughtthelargestandcostliestwarinallhistory.YetmillionsofGermansandRussiansenthusiasticallysupportedthemandthevaluestheystoodfor.Inthisfirstmajorstudyofthetwodictatorshipsside-by-sideRichardOverysetsouttoanswerthequestion:Howwasdictatorshippossible?Howdidtheyfunction?Whatwasthebondthattieddictatorandpeoplesopowerfullytogether?HepaintsaremarkableandvividaccountofthedifferentwaysinwhichStalinandHitlerrosetopower,andabusedanddominatedtheirpeople.Itisachillinganalysisofpowerfulidealscorruptedbythevanityofambitiousandunscrupulousmen.

【作者简介】

RichardOveryisProfessorofModernHistoryatKing'sCollege,London.HispreviousbooksforPenguinincludeRussia'sWarandTheBattleofBritain.