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Frank Dikotter is a historian and author.\nThe 20th Century was characterised by an attempt on the one hand to build up civil society and have cheques & balances, and on the other hand an attempt to concentrate power into the hand of a single dictator.\nExpect to learn what the characteristics of a dictator are, why the 20th century created a perfect petri dish for this proliferation, how a dictator coerces his people into supporting him and how dictators deal with the paradox of hiding their goals of tyranny in a democratic society.\nExtra Stuff:\nBuy How To Be A Dictator -\xa0https://amzn.to/2PZSlFd\nCheck out Frank's Website -\xa0http://www.frankdikotter.com\nCheck out everything I recommend from books to products and help support the podcast at no extra cost to you by shopping through this link -\xa0https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/modernwisdom\n-\nGet in touch.\xa0Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me...\nInstagram:\xa0https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx\nTwitter:\xa0https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx\nYouTube:\xa0https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcast\nEmail: https://www.chriswillx.com/contact\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices