#1 Bestseller
#1 New York Times Bestseller. Yale historian Timothy Snyder distills the twentieth century’s hardest lessons into twenty brief, powerful chapters. A clear-eyed guide to defending democracy when it matters most—practical wisdom you can read in one sitting but return to for years.
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#1 New York Times Bestseller • A vital, urgent guide to protecting democracy from the forces that would tear it down—now available in a beautiful hardcover edition that belongs on every thoughtful reader’s shelf.
History doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme. Yale historian Timothy Snyder knows this better than most. In On Tyranny, he distills the hard-won lessons of the twentieth century into twenty brief, powerful chapters that read like a conversation with a trusted mentor who has seen this all before—and wants desperately to help us avoid repeating the past.
This isn’t abstract theory. These are practical, actionable lessons: how to defend institutions, how to remember professional ethics, how to be calm when the unthinkable arrives. Snyder draws on the darkest chapters of European history—the rise of fascism, Nazism, and totalitarianism—to illuminate the warning signs we face today. The Guardian called him “the leading interpreter of our dark times,” and this slim, essential volume proves why.
What makes this book remarkable is its clarity. You can read it in a single sitting on a foggy afternoon at the cove, but you’ll return to it again and again, each time finding new resonance. As Masha Gessen notes, Snyder “reasons with unparalleled clarity, throwing the past and future into sharp relief.”
Whether you’re a student of history, a concerned citizen, or simply someone trying to make sense of our uncertain present, On Tyranny offers both warning and hope—a reminder that freedom requires constant vigilance, and that we are not powerless.
These 128 pages are a brief primer in every important thing we might have learned from the history of the last century, and all that we appear to have forgotten.
Timothy Snyder reasons with unparalleled clarity, throwing the past and future into sharp relief.
Snyder's book is a short and accessible introduction to the subject, and deserves to be read widely and quickly.
a slim volume that packs a punch... Snyder's historical examples are smartly chosen.
Brilliant... a primer in how to resist the unthinkable.
We could all do with 'learning how to be a citizen, not a subject' and Snyder's book is a good place to start.
An urgent primer for the age of Trump.
Snyder is the leading interpreter of our dark times.
Galvanizing... Snyder's historical insights are timely, and he writes with the economy born of great knowledge and great gift.
a valuable reminder of the importance of defending essential freedoms.
| Weight | 0.39 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 4.38 × 0.34 × 6.25 in |
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| Subject | History, Politics & Government, Politics & Social Sciences, Social Sciences, Specific Topics, World |
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