2019, ISBN: 9781501102370

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New. ., 6, New. ., 6, New. ., 6, New. ., 6, New. ., 6, New. ., 6, New York, New York, U.S.A. : Penguin Press, 2019. 1st Edition. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Printing From America's leading scholar of democracy, a personal, passionate call to action against the rising authoritarianism that challenges our world order-and the very value of liberty Larry Diamond has made it his life's work to secure democracy's future by understanding its past and by advising dissidents fighting autocracy around the world. Deeply attuned to the cycles of democratic expansion and decay that determine the fates of nations, he watched with mounting unease as illiberal rulers rose in Hungary, Poland, Turkey, the Philippines, and beyond, while China and Russia grew increasingly bold and bullying. Then, with Trump's election at home, the global retreat from freedom spread from democracy's margins to its heart. Ill Winds' core argument is stark: the defense and advancement of democratic ideals relies on U.S. global leadership. If we do not reclaim our traditional place as the keystone of democracy, today's authoritarian swell could become a tsunami, providing an opening for Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, and their admirers to turn the twenty-first century into a dark time of despotism. We are at a hinge in history, between a new era of tyranny and an age of democratic renewal. Free governments can defend their values; free citizens can exercise their rights. We can make the internet safe for liberal democracy, exploit the soft, kleptocratic underbelly of dictatorships, and revive America's degraded democracy. ILL WINDS offers concrete, deeply informed suggestions to fight polarization, reduce the influence of money in politics, and make every vote count. New, first edition, first printing, in new, mylar-protected dust cover. {Not remainder-mared or price-clipped} BUND, Penguin Press, 2019, 6, Potomac Books Inc. New. Special order direct from the distributor, Potomac Books Inc, 6, Simon & Schuster. New. Simon & Schuster, 2018-02-13 New The award-winning author of The Battle of Bretton Woods reveals the gripping history behind the Marshall Plan-told with verve, insight, and resonance for todayIn the wake of World War II, with Britain's empire collapsing and Stalin's on the rise, US officials under new secretary of state George C Marshall set out to reconstruct western Europe as a bulwark against communist authoritarianism Their massive, costly, and ambitious undertaking would confront Europeans and Americans alike with a vision at odds with their history and self-conceptions In the process, they would drive the creation of NATO, the European Union, and a Western identity that continues to shape world eventsFocusing on the critical years 1947 to 1949, Benn Steil's thrilling account brings to life the seminal episodes marking the collapse of postwar US-Soviet relations-the Prague coup, the Berlin blockade, and the division of Germany In each case, we see and understand like never before Stalin's determination to crush the Marshall Plan and undermine American power in EuropeGiven current echoes of the Cold War, as Putin's Russia rattles the world order, the tenuous balance of power and uncertain order of the late 1940s is as relevant as ever The Marshall Plan provides critical context into understanding today's international landscape Bringing to bear fascinating new material from American, Russian, German, and other European archives, Steil's account will forever change how we see the Marshall Plan and the birth of the Cold War A polished and masterly work of historical narrative, this is an instant classic of Cold War literature, Simon & Schuster, 6<