Boston: Little, Brown, and Company. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1939. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. An first edition first printing in very good+ condition housed in a near fine dust-jacket. This is a clean copy with slight foxing on page edges and some normal shelfwear present. ; Dictatorship is a term used to describe a form of government in which a single individual or group dominates the country without any checks and balances. In Exit a Dictator, E. Phillips Oppenheim provides a detailed account of the rise and fall of a dictator, and the obstacles and opportunities that led to his ouster. The author takes the reader on a journey from the dictator's childhood to his ascent to power, and then to his eventual fall. Phillips provides specific examples of how dictators abuse their power, and how the people of their country try to resist. He also discusses the ways in which dictators' rule can ultimately lead to their own downfall. Exit a Dictator is an excellent resource for anyone who wants to learn more about the history of dictatorship, and the ways in which people can resist them.; 8vo; 315 pages .

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Bookseller: Books Tell You Why, Inc. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 160327
Title: Exit a Dictator - 1st Edition/1st Printing
Author: Oppenheim, E. Phillips
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Publisher: Little, Brown, and Company
Place of Publication: Boston
Date Published: 1939
Keywords: BB202002C, Fiction, Romance, Espionage, Post-revolutionary Russia
Bookseller catalogs: Fiction / Romance; By Year Of Issue / 1930s;

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