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1) Dictatorship
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Presents a history of the dictatorship system of government around the world. Describes the political conditions that tend to give rise to dictatorship, and examines whether all dictatorships are brutal and evil.
2) Restore me
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"It's been sixteen days since Juliette Ferrars killed the supreme commander of North America and took over as ruler of the Reestablishment on the continent ... Juliette thought she'd won. She took over sector 45 and now has Warner by her side. But she's still the girl with the ability to kill with a single touch--and with so much power in her young hands, the world is watching her every move, waiting to see what happens next."--Dust jacket.
3) Dictatorship
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"Discusses dictatorships as a political system, and details the history of dictatorships throughout the world"--Provided by publisher.
6) Unravel me
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"Juliette has escaped to Omega Point, the headquarters of the rebel resistance and a safe haven for people with abilities like hers. She is finally free from The Reestablishment and their plans to use her as a weapon, but Warner, her former captor, won't let her go without a fight."--
8) Dictatorship
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This book introduces a dictatorship, a form of government in which complete power of a country rests in the hands of one leader.
9) Dictatorship
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This book examines the history of dictatorships, forms of government in which arbitrary and absolute power is wielded by one person or by a small clique.
11) The composition
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After the arrest of his friend's father, a military captain visits Pedro's school and instructs the children to write a composition entitled, "What My Family Does At Night."
12) Shatter me
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Ostracized or incarcerated her whole life, seventeen-year-old Juliette is freed on the condition that she use her horrific abilities in support of The Reestablishment, a post-apocalyptic dictatorship, but Adam, the only person ever to show her affection, offers hope of a better future.
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From the Samuel Johnson Prize-winning author of China After Mao, a sweeping and timely study of twentieth-century dictators and the development of the modern cult of personality.
No dictator can rule through fear and violence alone. Naked power can be grabbed and held temporarily, but it never suffices in the long term. In the twentieth century, as new technologies allowed leaders to place their...
No dictator can rule through fear and violence alone. Naked power can be grabbed and held temporarily, but it never suffices in the long term. In the twentieth century, as new technologies allowed leaders to place their...
14) Dictatorship
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Presents an overview of the history of the world's dictatorships, in simple text with illustrations, including information on authoritarian dictators, totalitarian dictators, Cold War dictators, with definitions of each and a discussion of it future as a form of government.
15) Ignite me
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With Omega Point destroyed, Juliette doesn't know if the rebels, her friends, or even Adam are alive. But that won't keep her from trying to take down The Reestablishment once and for all. Now she must rely on Warner, the handsome commander of Sector 45. The one person she never thought she could trust. The same person who saved her life. He promises to help Juliette master her powers and save their dying world ... but that's not all he wants with...
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"Madrid, 1957. Under the fascist dictatorship of General Francisco Franco, Spain is hiding a dark secret. Meanwhile, tourists and foreign businessmen flood into the country under the welcoming guise of sunshine and wine. Among them is eighteen-year-old Daniel Matheson, the son of a Texas oil tycoon, who arrives in Madrid with his parents hoping to connect with the country of his mother's birth through the lens of his camera. Photography--and fate--introduce...
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In a country governed by isolation, fear, and a tyrannical dictator, seventeen-year-old Cristian Florescu is blackmailed by the secret police to become an informer, but he decides to use his position to try to outwit his handler, undermine the regime, give voice to fellow Romanians, and expose to the world what is happening in his country. Includes author's note.