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On tyranny : twenty lessons from the twentieth century Cover Image Book Book

On tyranny : twenty lessons from the twentieth century / Timothy Snyder ; illustrated by Nora Krug.

Snyder, Timothy, (author.). Krug, Nora, (illustrator.). Ten Speed Press, (publisher.).

Summary:

The author argues that American society is leaning toward despotism and totalitarianism and looks back at the 20th century for examples of how totalitarianism has taken over before.
"Timothy Snyder's New York Times bestseller On Tyranny uses the darkest moments in twentieth-century history, from Nazism to Communism, to teach twenty lessons on resisting modern-day authoritarianism. Among the twenty include a warning to be aware of how symbols used today could affect tomorrow ('4: Take responsibility for the face of the world'), an urgent reminder to research everything for yourself and to the fullest extent ('11: Investigate'), a point to use personalized and individualized speech rather than clicȟd phrases for the sake of mass appeal ('9: Be kind to our language'), and more. In this graphic edition, Nora Krug draws from her highly inventive art style in Belonging--at once a graphic memoir, collage-style scrapbook, historical narrative, and trove of memories--to breathe new life, color, and power into Snyder's riveting historical references, turning a quick-read pocket guide of lessons into a visually striking rumination. In a time of great uncertainty and instability, this edition of On Tyranny emphasizes the importance of being active, conscious, and deliberate participants in resistance."-- Amazon.com description.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781984860392
  • ISBN: 1984860399
  • ISBN: 9781984859150
  • ISBN: 1984859153
  • Physical Description: 127 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
  • Edition: First graphic edition.
  • Publisher: California : Ten Speed Press, [2021]

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General Note:
"Originally published in paperback in different form by Tim Duggan Books, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC in 2017"--Colophon.
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Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:
Do 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.

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Subject: Totalitarianism.
Despotism.
History, Modern > 20th century.
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COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Nonfiction / General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship.
Democracy.
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History, Modern.
Political culture.
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Genre: Graphic novels.
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Educational comics.
Nonfiction comics.

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On Tyranny Graphic Edition : Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
On Tyranny Graphic Edition : Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
by Snyder, Timothy; Krug, Nora (Illustrator)
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On Tyranny Graphic Edition : Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century

Timothy Snyder is the Housum Professor of History at Yale University and a member of the Committee on Conscience of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. He is the author of the bestselling books Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin and Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning . His work has received the literature award of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Hannah Arendt Prize, and the Leipzig Book Prize for European Understanding. Snyder is a frequent contributor to The New York Review of Books and the Times Literary Supplement and a former contributing editor at The New Republic . Nora Krug is the author of the graphic memoir Belonging and an associate professor at Parsons School of Design in New York. Her drawings and visual narratives have appeared in The New York Times , The Guardian , and Le Monde diplomatique . Her short-form graphic biography, Kamikaze , about a surviving Japanese World War II pilot, was included in editions of Best American Comics and Best American Nonrequired Reading . She is the recipient of fellowships from the Maurice Sendak Foundation, Fulbright, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, and the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, and of medals from the Society of Illustrators and the New York Art Directors Club.

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