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.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
3531 Behemoth Franz Neumann 1942 German English
7215 Seasons Of Anomy Wole Soyinka 1973 Nigerian English
8277 The Authoritarian Dynamic Karen Stenner 2005 American English
9216 On Tyranny Timothy Snyder 2017 American English
10058 Die Totalitäre Erfahrung Karl Dietrich Bracher 1987 German German
10234 Putin's World Angela Stent 2019 American English
11406 The Egyptian, Syrian, And Iraqi Revolutions Hanna Batatu 1984 American Unknown
13921 Blind Sunflowers Alberto Méndez 2004 Spanish Spanish
17117 The Cultural Revolution Frank Dikötter 2016 Chinese English
17117 The Road To Unfreedom Timothy Snyder 2018 American English
17117 Prophet Song Paul Lynch 2023 Irish English
17117 Braking Day Oyebanji, Adam 2022 British English
17117 The Dark Enlightenment Nick Land 2012 British English
17117 America, The Farewell Tour Chris Hedges 2018 American English