Overview
- Summary
- In previous books, Holocaust historian Timothy Snyder dissected the events and values that enabled the rise of Hitler and Stalin and the execution of their catastrophic policies. With Twenty Lessons, Snyder draws from the darkest hours of the twentieth century to provide hope for the twenty-first. As he writes, "Americans are no wiser than the Europeans who saw democracy yield to fascism, Nazism and communism. Our one advantage is that we might learn from their experience."
- Format
- Book
- Published
- New York : Tim Duggan Books, [2017]
- Locale
- United States
- Edition
- First edition
- Contents
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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. - Notes
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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.
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780804190114
0804190119 - Physical Description
- 126 pages ; 16 cm
Keywords & Subjects
- Subjects
- Despotism. History, Modern--20th century. Political ethics. Democracy--United States. Political culture--United States. Twentieth century. HISTORY--Modern--20th Century. POLITICAL SCIENCE--Civics & Citizenship. SOCIAL SCIENCE--Essays. Democracy. History, Modern. Political culture. United States. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Essays.
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