Waller R Newell Boeken

This is the first comprehensive exploration of ancient and modern tyranny in the history of political thought.

The theories of Rousseau, Hegel, Marx, Nietzsche and Heidegger, sometimes called the Philosophy of Freedom, launched a protest against modern liberalism individualism, feeding political catastrophes of tyranny, genocide and revolution. For readers interested in philosophy, political theory, revolution, tyranny, terrorism and extremism.

A history of tyranny from Achilles to today's jihadists, this volume shows why tyrannical temptation is a permanent danger.