{"product_id":"a-short-history-of-the-world-in-50-tyrants-short-history-of-the-world-2","title":"A Short History of the World in 50 Tyrants (Short History of the World #2)","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"An engaging history, designed for readers hoping to learn from the past to create a better future. Well researched and informative\" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e - Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBen Gazur\u003c\/b\u003e is a freelance writer and author specializing in history, folklore, and science. He has written for outlets including \n\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, the \n\u003ci\u003eBBC\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eAll About History\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eFortean Times\u003c\/i\u003e. His books cover everything from Epicurus to history's strangest deaths and British food folklore.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePart I: Ancient History\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGyges of Lydia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhalaris of Akragas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolycrates of Samos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmasis II\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHippias and Hipparchus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCincinnatus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Thirty Tyrants\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQin Shi Huang\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSulla\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJulius Caesar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAugustus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmperor Wenxuan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePart II: Medieval History\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWu Zetian\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIrene of Athens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndronikos I Komnenos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenghis Khan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNarathihapate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRichard III\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYeonsangun of Joseon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePart III: Early Modern History\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLudovico Sforza\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIvan the Terrible\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAurangzeb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCatherine the Great\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaximilien Robespierre\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNapoleon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRanavalona I\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWilliam Walker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrancisco Solano López\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Modern History\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmpress Dowager Cixi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeopold II of the Belgians\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJosef Stalin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBenito Mussolini\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdolf Hitler\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrancisco Franco\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRafael Trujillo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMao Zedong\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNicolae Ceaușescu\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFidel Castro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrançois Duvalier\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePol Pot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdi Amin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrancisco Macías Nguema\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBokassa I\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnver Hoxha\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHastings Banda\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFerdinand Marcos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKim Jong II\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSaddam Hussein\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMuammar Gaddafi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSaparmurat Niyazov\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAfterword\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSelect Bibliography\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIndex\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eExplore the tyrants who have shaped the course of history. All power corrupts, but absolute power can turn people into absolute monsters. The true stories behind the men and women who led tyrannies around the world. This is history... but not as you know it. \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLeading readers through all of world history, Ben Gazur looks at how tyrants and their regimes have shaped the course of humanity from the earliest times right up until the modern day. From the first Ancient Greek tyrants to those who still dominate nations today, dictators have always been pulling the strings. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 50 bite-sized chapters spanning thousands of years, \n\u003ci\u003e A Short History of the World in 50 Tyrants\u003c\/i\u003e examines their rise to power, how they stayed there, and how they were overthrown, investigating their lives and crimes. Readers will learn how: \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCatherine the Great seized the throne from her own husband \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdolf Hitler created a cult of personality to assume complete control \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJulius Caesar met his end under a rain of stabs on the senate floor. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollow the whims, eccentricities, and evil acts of dictators across the millennia, such as the deadly search for immortality by the first Chinese Emperor, the wily machinations of the Emperor Augustus, and the crushing brutality of Pol Pot's rule. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/01\/2026 pg. 96 (EAN 9781789298956, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eGazur, Ben\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBen Gazur is a freelance writer and author specializing in history, folklore, and science. 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