The Greatest Books of All Time on Authoritarianism
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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.
| Rank | Book | Authors | Year | Country | Language | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3531 | Behemoth | Franz Neumann | 1942 | German | English | |
| 7216 | Seasons Of Anomy | Wole Soyinka | 1973 | Nigerian | English | |
| 8279 | The Authoritarian Dynamic | Karen Stenner | 2005 | American | English | |
| 9220 | On Tyranny | Timothy Snyder | 2017 | American | English | |
| 10063 | Die Totalitäre Erfahrung | Karl Dietrich Bracher | 1987 | German | German | |
| 10240 | Putin's World | Angela Stent | 2019 | American | English | |
| 11412 | The Egyptian, Syrian, And Iraqi Revolutions | Hanna Batatu | 1984 | American | Unknown | |
| 13922 | Blind Sunflowers | Alberto Méndez | 2004 | Spanish | Spanish | |
| 17162 | The Cultural Revolution | Frank Dikötter | 2016 | Chinese | English | |
| 17162 | The Road To Unfreedom | Timothy Snyder | 2018 | American | English | |
| 17162 | Prophet Song | Paul Lynch | 2023 | Irish | English | |
| 17162 | Braking Day | Oyebanji, Adam | 2022 | British | English | |
| 17162 | The Dark Enlightenment | Nick Land | 2012 | British | English | |
| 17162 | America, The Farewell Tour | Chris Hedges | 2018 | American | English |