TY - BOOK AU - Rachman, Gideon TI - The age of the strongman: how the cult of the leader threatens democracy around the world SN - 9781847926425 (pbk.) U1 - 320.53 PY - 2021/// CY - London PB - The Bodley Head KW - World politics KW - Authoritarianism KW - Heads of state N1 - https://coles-books.co.uk/the-age-of-the-strongman-by-gideon-rachman N2 - "In The Age of the Strongman, Gideon Rachman finds global coherence in the chaos of the new nationalism, leadership cults and hostility to liberal democracy. We are in a new era: authoritarian leaders have become a central feature of global politics. Since 2000, self-styled strongmen have risen to power in capitals as diverse as Moscow, Beijing, Delhi, Brasilia, Budapest, Ankara, Riyadh and Washington." ER -