Autocrats

Seldom before in the history of the world has rage been so global in scale. Authoritarian leaders
are largely to blame for this dangerous pass-their brutal surgery on masses without administering
anaesthesia.

Sadly, we do not know enough about them and their chillingly effective ways.

Autocrats: Charisma, Power, and Their Lives fills that gap with real-life situations of how an authoritarian's cult takes hold, grows, and sustains itself. It describes grippingly their personality, their psychological make-up, and their private lives.


The book sketches, step by step, the roadmap to tyranny from the earliest times to now, and poses
questions that people are afraid to ask:

Are autocrats born bad? Are their brains wired differently from ours?

What makes strongmen the evil they become?

Do they leave their country in a better or a worse shape?

It is also a deep dive into all that is dishonourable in society; the unreal times when people are
their walking images: weak, afraid, cowardly, and fearful.

This compelling account uncovers the inner demons of strongmen, their anxieties, and their phobias.

Intensely researched, Rajiv Dogra's prose is elegant and sophisticated, making this book a magnificent cathedral of words.

Autocrats: Charisma, Power, and Their Lives is going to haunt us for a long time.