{"product_id":"9780771005879","title":"Twilight of Democracy","description":"\u003cb\u003eA finalist for the Lionel Gelber Prize\u003cbr\u003eOne of Back Obama's Favourite Books of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Pulitzer Prize–winning historian explains, with electrifying clarity, why elites in democracies around the world are turning toward nationalism and authoritarianism.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the United States and Britain to continental Europe and beyond, liberal democracy is under siege, while authoritarianism is on the rise. In \u003ci\u003eTwilight of Democracy,\u003c\/i\u003e Anne Applebaum, an award-winning historian of Soviet atrocities who was one of the first American journalists to raise an alarm about antidemocratic trends in the West, explains the lure of nationalism and autocracy. In this captivating essay, she contends that political systems with radically simple beliefs are inherently appealing, especially when they benefit the loyal to the exclusion of everyone else.\u003cbr\u003e     Despotic leaders do not rule alone; they rely on political allies, bureaucrats, and media figures to pave their way and support their rule. The authoritarian and nationalist parties that have arisen within modern democracies offer new paths to wealth or power for their adherents. Applebaum describes many of the new advocates of illiberalism in countries around the world, showing how they use conspiracy theory, political polarization, social media, and even nostalgia to change their societies.\u003cbr\u003e     Elegantly written and urgently argued, \u003ci\u003eTwilight of Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliant dissection of a world-shaking shift and a stirring glimpse of the road back to democratic values.","brand":"Anne Applebaum","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":57809261691040,"sku":"9780771005879","price":11.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/8637\/5072\/files\/BNCImageAPI_8000b591-7fab-4339-b7d7-9c921efe2e90.jpg?v=1781017679","url":"https:\/\/rivendell-books.com\/products\/9780771005879","provider":"Rivendell Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}