It couldn't happen here. Ece Temelkuran heard reasonable people in Britain utter these words on the night of the Brexit referendum. She heard reasonable people in America say them on the night Trump was elected amid the chant "Build the wall." She heard reasonable people in Turkey say them as Erdoğan set up elections, rebuilt the economy on favoritism, and labeled his political opponents as terrorists.
How to Lose a Country is a passionate plea, a warning to the world that populism and nationalism are eroding the foundations of democracy. Award-winning journalist and author Ece Temelkuran identifies the early warning signs of a phenomenon manifesting globally, in order to pinpoint a worldwide trend and equip the reader with the means to dismantle it.
Proposing alternative, global responses to the pressing political issues of our time, Temelkuran explores the insidious idea of the "real people," the infantilization of language and public discourse, the ways in which laughter can prove to be a false friend, and the dangers born of underestimating the opponent. She weaves memoir, history, and astute arguments into an urgent and eloquent defense of democracy.
Reasonable people can no longer find solace in the thought that "it couldn't happen here." It is happening. And soon it may be too late.
Manufacturer
- Author
- Ece Temelkuran
- Publisher
- Dioptra
- Subtitle
- The 7 steps from democracy to dictatorship
- Number of Pages
- 248
- Release Date
- 3/2020
- Publication Date
- 2020
- Dimensions
- 15x23 cm
- Language
- Greek
- Cover
- Soft
- Geopolitical Region
- USA
- ISBN-13
- 9789606530241
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