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Description: Fascism: A Warning by Madeleine Albright with Bill WoodwardPresentation copy inscribed and signed by the author on the half-title page thus: "To Eileen Best wishes Madeleine Albright" (the inscription was made in blue felt pen and has gone through slightly to the following blank page); William Collins 2018 1st UK ed/4th printing, 288pp., text generally in decent order albeit with just a hint of browning to pages, slight loosening/ungluing to the top part of the hinge between the second & half-title pages (possibly where the author folded it back in order to sign it), very minor browning and staining to the page extremities at the very top, side and bottom, boards just the slightest bit cocked, very slight bumping and rubbing to the top and bottom of the spine, both boards very slightly marked, the dust jacket has slight shelf wear.A personal and urgent examination of Fascism in the 20th Century and how its legacy shapes today’s world, written by one of America’s most admired public servants, the first woman to serve as U.S. secretary of state.“There is priceless wisdom on every page.” Kirkus Starred reviewA Fascist, observes Madeleine Albright, ‘is someone who claims to speak for a whole nation or group, is utterly unconcerned with therights of others, and is willing to use violence and whatever other means are necessary to achieve the goals he or she might have.’The 20th Century was defined by the clash between democracy and Fascism, a struggle that created uncertainty about the survival ofhuman freedom and left millions of innocent people dead. Given the horrors of that experience, one might expect the world to reject thespiritual successors to Hitler and Mussolini should they arise in our era. In Fascism: A Warning, Madeleine Albright, draws on her ownexperiences as a child in war-torn Europe and her distinguished career as a diplomat to question that very assumption.Fascism, as Albright shows, is not only endured through the course of the 20th Century, but now presents a more virulent threat tointernational peace and justice than at any time since the end of World War II. The momentum toward democracy that swept the world when the Berlin Wall fell has gone into reverse. The United States, which has historically championed the free world, was led by a president who exacerbated popular divisions and heaped scorn on democratic institutions. In many countries, economic, technological and cultural factors are weakening the political centre and empowering the extremes of right and left. Contemporary leaders such as Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un are employing many of the same tactics used by Fascists in the 1920's and 30's.Fascism: A Warning is a book for our times that is relevant to all times. Written with wisdom by someone who has not only studied history but helped to shape it, this call to arms teaches us the lessons we must understand and the questions we must answer if we are to save ourselves from repeating the tragic errors of the past.Will ship by Royal Mail 1st Class Signed for, well packaged.(£5.55/phyllida) Track Page Views WithAuctiva's Counter

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