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Masha Gessen

Surviving Autocracy

Masha Gessen

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English
Granta
18 August 2020
Reportage & collected journalism; History; Politics & government; Political science & theory; Political structures: democracy; Political structures: totalitarianism & dictatorship
'An indispensable voice of and for this moment.' - Timothy Snyder, author of On Tyranny

Many of us are consumed by news cycles reporting on Trump's latest astonishing policy or declaration, and the overwhelming sense we have is one of confusion and incredulity - how could this be happening?

As the 2020 US Presidential race takes shape, Surviving Autocracy provides an indispensable overview of the calamitous trajectory of the past few years. Drawing on her Soviet childhood and two decades covering the resurgence of totalitarianism in Russia, acclaimed New Yorker journalist and prize-winning author Masha Gessen links together seemingly disparate elements of Trump's regime to offer a roadmap for understanding Trump's approach, policies and ultimate aims. Highlighting an inventory of ravages to liberal democracy, including the corrosion of the media, the justice system and cultural norms, she posits that America is in the throws of an autocratic attempt.

Gessen's penetrating analysis offers a new political discourse to replace that which has been so thoroughly degraded, and with it, a clearer path to action. Manifesto-like, Surviving Autocracy is threaded with solutions to the current situation, such as developing a political language that encompasses autocratic impulses, a more agile and honest media, and a visionary moral politics to counter Trump's extraordinary ongoing assault.
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Imprint:   Granta
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 129mm,  Spine: 17mm
Weight:   331g
ISBN:   9781783786763
ISBN 10:   1783786760
Pages:   272
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Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Primary ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Masha Gessen is a staff writer at the New Yorker and the author of several books, among them the National Book Award-winning The Future is History and the Samuel Johnson prize-longlisted The Man Without a Face. The recipient of numerous other awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Carnegie Fellowship, Gessen lives in New York City.

Reviews for Surviving Autocracy

Urgent -- ‘50 brilliant books to transport you this summer’ * Guardian * Journalistic, in the best way: [Surviving Autocracy] tells stories... We have been warned * Financial Times * Impassioned... a fabulous, furious blast of a book -short, sharp and very much to the point... Bracing * Spectator * A refreshing examination of the Trump administration in the US... ambitious and portentous... Surviving Autocracy is informative in a way that daily news coverage is not * Dublin Sunday Business Post *


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