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On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “bracing” (Vox) guide for surviving and resisting America’s turn towards authoritarianism, from “a rising public intellectual unafraid to make bold connections between past and present” (The New York Times)

“Timothy Snyder reasons with unparalleled clarity, throwing the past and future into sharp relief. He has written the rare kind of book that can be read in one sitting but will keep you coming back to help regain your bearings.”—Masha Gessen

The Founding Fathers tried to protect us from the threat they knew, the tyranny that overcame ancient democracy. Today, our political order faces new threats, not unlike the totalitarianism of the twentieth century. We are no wiser than the Europeans who saw democracy yield to fascism, Nazism, or communism. Our one advantage is that we might learn from their experience.

On Tyranny is a call to arms and a guide to resistance, with invaluable ideas for how we can preserve our freedoms in the uncertain years to come.
Read more

Editorial Reviews

Review

A Washington Post Notable Book

“We are rapidly ripening for fascism. This American writer leaves us with no illusions about ourselves.”—Svetlana Alexievich, Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature

“Timothy Snyder reasons with unparalleled clarity, throwing the past and future into sharp relief. He has written the rare kind of book that can be read in one sitting but will keep you coming back to help regain your bearings.”—Masha Gessen

“Please read this book. So smart, so timely.”—George Saunders

“Easily the most compelling volume among the early resistance literature. . . . A slim book that fits alongside your pocket Constitution and feels only slightly less vital. . . . Clarifying and unnerving. . . . A memorable work that is grounded in history yet imbued with the fierce urgency of what now.”—Carlos Lozada, The Washington Post

“Snyder knows this subject cold. . . . It is impossible to read aphorisms like ‘post-truth is pre-fascism’ and not feel a small chill about the current state of the Republic. . . . Approach this short book the same you would a medical pamphlet warning about an infectious disease. Read it carefully and be on the lookout for symptoms.”—Daniel W. Drezner, The New York Times Book Review

“As Timothy Snyder explains in his fine and frightening On Tyranny, a minority party now has near-total power and is therefore understandably frightened of awakening the actual will of the people.”—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker

“Snyder is superbly positioned to bring historical thinking to bear on the current political scene. . . . These unpretentious words remind us that political resistance isn’t a matter of action-movie heroics, but starts from a willingness to break from social expectations.” —Jeet Heer, The New Republic

“The perfect clear-eyed antidote to Trump’s deliberate philistinism. . . . These 128 pages are a brief primer in every important thing we might have learned from the history of the last century, and all that we appear to have forgotten.”—Tim Adams, The Guardian

“On Tyranny demands to be read.”—The Forward

“The manifesto we need. . . . Snyder detects dangerous trends in American politics that may be less visible to most citizens who cannot believe that our country, with its system of checks and balances, could succumb to illiberalism or authoritarianism.”—Darryl Holter, Los Angeles Review of Books

“Bracing . . . On Tyranny is a call to action. . . . A brisk read packed with lucid prose.”—Vox

About the Author

Timothy Snyder holds the Temerty Chair in Modern European History at the Munk School, University of Toronto, and is a permanent fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna. His books, which have been published in over forty languages, include Bloodlands, Black Earth, On Tyranny, The Road to Unfreedom, Our Malady, and On Freedom. His work has inspired poster campaigns and exhibitions, sculptures, a punk rock song, a rap song, a play, and an opera, and he has appeared in over fifty films and documentaries.

Reviews:

5.0 out of 5 stars Real Action - Historical Examples

J. · June 27, 2024

This book is different from the rest of Snyder's books and by far my favorite. It is written for everyone over the age of puberty. Short, sweet, succinct, and crystal clear. It is a warning. It is a call to action.I struggle with reading a book that's spot on about what ails this country but gives the average person no way forward. We can vote. We can speak out. We can call our representatives. Right. I've been alive nearly 60 yrs and so far, that's failed. I'm just an average suburban American with little power. I'm no longer that naïve 22 year old fresh out of college. I'm jaded. So what can I do? Buy a gun and wait for an attack by a horned suburban shaman in war paint or a wacky evangelical wielding a bible and an AK-47? No. I will not let them beat me.This book gives me actionable steps. And if you want to read more on the subject he touches on in this book, another of his books, "The Road to Unfreedom" expands greatly on this theme. But it's not so easy to read. THIS one is.The lessons in this book are taken from episodes in 20th century history. Some from revolutions. The episodes show how the average citizen can see the signs of eroding democracy or freedoms far before the end comes. And then, most importantly, he shows how that person can resist, based on how others successfully did so. Two examples I recall are Poland's Worker Revolution (Lec Walesa!) and the Czech Velvet Revolution.All 20 lessons are spectacular. All are doable for the average person. If you don't want to read this short book, listen to it. I've bought many copies of the book to hand out or simply leave around. I even give it to non-Americans because you never know when or where a tyrant will strike and then a cult will be born on top of it. The Hong Kong protestors made posters out of these lessons. The most memorable poster was "Do Not Obey in Advance". Google it. So these lessons are for everyone. (If only I could get a copy to my Moscovite friend.)Some of the most memorable takeaways in my own words:• Insist on facts. Believe in the truth. Support local writers and investigative journalists who report truth. Call out lies. Even if you think you are in the minority. One person breaking the status quo is all it takes. A Big Lie outlives its liar.• Get off the Internet. Get off TV. Read more books. He gives a reading list. I read half of his list long ago and can attest to their fantastic content. One of the best is Nothing Is True and Everything is Possible.• Keep your passport current. If you don't have one, make it a priority to get one. Not for the obvious reason that you may need to escape soon (although that works too), but simply because traveling opens one's mind. See the world. Be curious. Connect with foreigners. Learn from them. Eastern Europe is a great place to start. I absolutely love it there. l've learned that other countries have their problems too and their locals have different ways of coping. Plus, who doesn't want a break from what feels like insanity here? It's all about perspective.• Talk to others. Make phone calls rather than text. Cultivate friendships. Learn who your neighbors are (yikes!). It will come in handy in a culture of denouncement. You know, just in case.• Respect our language. Don't use the latest political words or slogans. Invent your own or use the classic words. Euphemisms are meant to soften harsh realities. Keep reality real. No name-calling either. Say no to buzzwords.• Support institutions. History shows they are the first to go and it's an inside job. Just look at the SCOTUS if you need proof. Take a stand.• Denounce symbols of hate. Do not sit by quietly while one group begins to dehumanize another. It's the beginning of repression, oppression, and genocide at that point. Silence is complicity. Speak out loudly while you can. Protest. March. Think of the Nazis. It's dangerous, so think well ahead. Then dissent anyway.• Be calm when it happens. Tyrants thrive on chaos. In recent memory, it's been shown that ISIS waits for chaos to gain control (my recollections, not the author's). Hitler did the same. Hitler literally admitted to waiting for crises before striking. So be Zen. (I'm seriously doubting myself on this one. I'll be on a plane in no time flat.)There are many more but these come quickly to my mind. Dr. Timothy Snyder's "agenda" in this book is to show how we (and all peoples of this world) can DO something to save their democracy or at the very least, ourselves. He uses America as an example because in 2017 when this book was written, the country was led by a tyrant with a cult following, yet Canada, Germany, Poland, France, the UK - all at risk in 2024. Seriously. Where to migrate if it comes to that?!?! We have a chance to show the world we will not allow this democracy to become a theocracy run by oligarchs.

5.0 out of 5 stars Must-read you can finish in an afternoon

A.P. · January 3, 2024

From Yale professor & historian Dr. Timothy Snyder (who specializes in the history of central & Eastern Europe, the Soviet Union & the Holocaust), 20 key lessons for regular Americans to learn on tyranny from the 20th Century, digest, and hopefully remember when they matter most. Short, sweet, and to the point, On Tyranny is such for good reasons.For one, my twitter-fried brain has difficulty sitting still long enough to read long books the way I once did. I believe Snyder understands that has happened to many of my generation— those who use social media 24/7 & otherwise can’t be still.Second, accessibility. This is short enough to read during a long wait for a medical appointment, and any high school student should be able to understand it. No real background knowledge is necessary. Anyone could pick it up and go. And **busy, hardworking, everyday Americans need the opportunity to clearly see WHAT HAPPENED IN THE 20th CENTURY TO ALLOW TYRANNY so they can IDENTIFY RED FLAGS IN THE PRESENT DAY**—all without needing to keep up with the details of daily news or the ginned-up partisan bs of the cable entertainment news nighttime soap operas.Last, in the age of 24-hr news cycles and short attention spans, Snyder has managed to succinctly write 20 vital historical lessons in such a way that they are easy to remember. He does not appear concerned for his own ego, about appearing to be some superior intellectual. I don’t believe he wrote this $9.99 book (I got it for $7) for clout or money. He wrote it for us, for Americans. If I had the money, I’d buy copies to put in waiting rooms and hotel dressers alongside the Gideon Bible.So, yes. Timely and important… when it was published in 2017. You’ll read the occasional passage and think “well, that ship has sailed”—but this (larger) pocket-sized book is not about defeatism. There is still much to be learned. Still timely & highly relevant.

Prescient

S.W. · May 7, 2024

We'll see in 6 months.

Atual e extremamente relevante reflexão sobre o nosso tempo e seus perigos.

J.D.J. · August 25, 2020

Um livro curto, que consegue condensar estratégias de manipulação de líderes inescrupulosos e racionais existentes nas populações que podem facilitar o sucesso de tais líderes. Um certo dia, tudo mudou, e mudou porque não estávamos atentos e caímos nas armadilhas que foram colocadas no caminho, com o nosso apoio. Armadilhas antigas, mas testadas e efetivas, sob as condições certas. Este livro pode ajudar-nos a reconhecê-las e evitá-las, não apenas nos EUA (a cujo público se destina) mas em qualquer lugar no qual autoritarismo e redução de liberdades esteja na agenda de grupos de poder.

Relevant

M. · July 25, 2022

Such a well written book. A must read!

A Christmas gift

L.M. · October 22, 2024

A perfect book for those interested in leadership.

Brilliant. Now wake up!

A.H. · August 22, 2020

A really excellent analysis of what’s happening in the world today and what we’re sleepwalking into. I’ve added this book to a small group of three books that I have read and want to hold onto. These books illustrate the inhuman side of mankind and are great reminders of what an authoritarian regime is capable of. The books I already have are Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland by Christopher Browning, Necropolis by Boris Pahor and The Order Of The Day by Eric Vuillard. All well worth reading.On Tyranny is a well written warning by Timothy Sneider and he compares a range of regimes, mostly Nazi and Communist but including Trump’s America, as he travels through his 20 topics. These are:1. Do not obey in advance.2. Defend institutions.3. Beware the one-party state.4. Take responsibility for the face of the world.5. Remember professional ethics.6. Be wary of paramilitaries.7. Be reflective if you must be armed.8. Stand out.9. Be kind to our language.10. Believe in truth.11. Investigate.12. Make eye contact and small talk.13. Practice corporeal politics.14. Establish a private life.15. Contribute to good causes.16. Learn from peers in other countries.17. Listen for dangerous words.18. Be calm when the unthinkable arrives.19. Be a patriot.20. Be as courageous as you can.As an example in Chapter 10 Trump’s rhetoric is compared to that of any fascist leader where stock phrases are used so much they become part of the everyday language of the public. “Crooked Hillary”, “Build that wall”, “Lock her up”. Before you know it the words become action and lead to another tool for the vigilante or paramilitary. Talking of paramilitaries the action of Trump supporters at rallies against anti-Trump campaigners is no different to the Brown Shirts in 1930s Germany.What I would say is that reading this book should be a wake-up call. Those of us who tend to follow the crowd should start asking questions and challenging authority and bland statements at every level. If you read just one book in your life to make you wake up and think then make it this one.

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Description:

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “bracing” (Vox) guide for surviving and resisting America’s turn towards authoritarianism, from “a rising public intellectual unafraid to make bold connections between past and present” (The New York Times)

“Timothy Snyder reasons with unparalleled clarity, throwing the past and future into sharp relief. He has written the rare kind of book that can be read in one sitting but will keep you coming back to help regain your bearings.”—Masha Gessen

The Founding Fathers tried to protect us from the threat they knew, the tyranny that overcame ancient democracy. Today, our political order faces new threats, not unlike the totalitarianism of the twentieth century. We are no wiser than the Europeans who saw democracy yield to fascism, Nazism, or communism. Our one advantage is that we might learn from their experience.

On Tyranny is a call to arms and a guide to resistance, with invaluable ideas for how we can preserve our freedoms in the uncertain years to come.
Read more

Editorial Reviews

Review

A Washington Post Notable Book

“We are rapidly ripening for fascism. This American writer leaves us with no illusions about ourselves.”—Svetlana Alexievich, Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature

“Timothy Snyder reasons with unparalleled clarity, throwing the past and future into sharp relief. He has written the rare kind of book that can be read in one sitting but will keep you coming back to help regain your bearings.”—Masha Gessen

“Please read this book. So smart, so timely.”—George Saunders

“Easily the most compelling volume among the early resistance literature. . . . A slim book that fits alongside your pocket Constitution and feels only slightly less vital. . . . Clarifying and unnerving. . . . A memorable work that is grounded in history yet imbued with the fierce urgency of what now.”—Carlos Lozada, The Washington Post

“Snyder knows this subject cold. . . . It is impossible to read aphorisms like ‘post-truth is pre-fascism’ and not feel a small chill about the current state of the Republic. . . . Approach this short book the same you would a medical pamphlet warning about an infectious disease. Read it carefully and be on the lookout for symptoms.”—Daniel W. Drezner, The New York Times Book Review

“As Timothy Snyder explains in his fine and frightening On Tyranny, a minority party now has near-total power and is therefore understandably frightened of awakening the actual will of the people.”—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker

“Snyder is superbly positioned to bring historical thinking to bear on the current political scene. . . . These unpretentious words remind us that political resistance isn’t a matter of action-movie heroics, but starts from a willingness to break from social expectations.” —Jeet Heer, The New Republic

“The perfect clear-eyed antidote to Trump’s deliberate philistinism. . . . These 128 pages are a brief primer in every important thing we might have learned from the history of the last century, and all that we appear to have forgotten.”—Tim Adams, The Guardian

“On Tyranny demands to be read.”—The Forward

“The manifesto we need. . . . Snyder detects dangerous trends in American politics that may be less visible to most citizens who cannot believe that our country, with its system of checks and balances, could succumb to illiberalism or authoritarianism.”—Darryl Holter, Los Angeles Review of Books

“Bracing . . . On Tyranny is a call to action. . . . A brisk read packed with lucid prose.”—Vox

About the Author

Timothy Snyder holds the Temerty Chair in Modern European History at the Munk School, University of Toronto, and is a permanent fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna. His books, which have been published in over forty languages, include Bloodlands, Black Earth, On Tyranny, The Road to Unfreedom, Our Malady, and On Freedom. His work has inspired poster campaigns and exhibitions, sculptures, a punk rock song, a rap song, a play, and an opera, and he has appeared in over fifty films and documentaries.

Reviews:

5.0 out of 5 stars Real Action - Historical Examples

J. · June 27, 2024

This book is different from the rest of Snyder's books and by far my favorite. It is written for everyone over the age of puberty. Short, sweet, succinct, and crystal clear. It is a warning. It is a call to action.I struggle with reading a book that's spot on about what ails this country but gives the average person no way forward. We can vote. We can speak out. We can call our representatives. Right. I've been alive nearly 60 yrs and so far, that's failed. I'm just an average suburban American with little power. I'm no longer that naïve 22 year old fresh out of college. I'm jaded. So what can I do? Buy a gun and wait for an attack by a horned suburban shaman in war paint or a wacky evangelical wielding a bible and an AK-47? No. I will not let them beat me.This book gives me actionable steps. And if you want to read more on the subject he touches on in this book, another of his books, "The Road to Unfreedom" expands greatly on this theme. But it's not so easy to read. THIS one is.The lessons in this book are taken from episodes in 20th century history. Some from revolutions. The episodes show how the average citizen can see the signs of eroding democracy or freedoms far before the end comes. And then, most importantly, he shows how that person can resist, based on how others successfully did so. Two examples I recall are Poland's Worker Revolution (Lec Walesa!) and the Czech Velvet Revolution.All 20 lessons are spectacular. All are doable for the average person. If you don't want to read this short book, listen to it. I've bought many copies of the book to hand out or simply leave around. I even give it to non-Americans because you never know when or where a tyrant will strike and then a cult will be born on top of it. The Hong Kong protestors made posters out of these lessons. The most memorable poster was "Do Not Obey in Advance". Google it. So these lessons are for everyone. (If only I could get a copy to my Moscovite friend.)Some of the most memorable takeaways in my own words:• Insist on facts. Believe in the truth. Support local writers and investigative journalists who report truth. Call out lies. Even if you think you are in the minority. One person breaking the status quo is all it takes. A Big Lie outlives its liar.• Get off the Internet. Get off TV. Read more books. He gives a reading list. I read half of his list long ago and can attest to their fantastic content. One of the best is Nothing Is True and Everything is Possible.• Keep your passport current. If you don't have one, make it a priority to get one. Not for the obvious reason that you may need to escape soon (although that works too), but simply because traveling opens one's mind. See the world. Be curious. Connect with foreigners. Learn from them. Eastern Europe is a great place to start. I absolutely love it there. l've learned that other countries have their problems too and their locals have different ways of coping. Plus, who doesn't want a break from what feels like insanity here? It's all about perspective.• Talk to others. Make phone calls rather than text. Cultivate friendships. Learn who your neighbors are (yikes!). It will come in handy in a culture of denouncement. You know, just in case.• Respect our language. Don't use the latest political words or slogans. Invent your own or use the classic words. Euphemisms are meant to soften harsh realities. Keep reality real. No name-calling either. Say no to buzzwords.• Support institutions. History shows they are the first to go and it's an inside job. Just look at the SCOTUS if you need proof. Take a stand.• Denounce symbols of hate. Do not sit by quietly while one group begins to dehumanize another. It's the beginning of repression, oppression, and genocide at that point. Silence is complicity. Speak out loudly while you can. Protest. March. Think of the Nazis. It's dangerous, so think well ahead. Then dissent anyway.• Be calm when it happens. Tyrants thrive on chaos. In recent memory, it's been shown that ISIS waits for chaos to gain control (my recollections, not the author's). Hitler did the same. Hitler literally admitted to waiting for crises before striking. So be Zen. (I'm seriously doubting myself on this one. I'll be on a plane in no time flat.)There are many more but these come quickly to my mind. Dr. Timothy Snyder's "agenda" in this book is to show how we (and all peoples of this world) can DO something to save their democracy or at the very least, ourselves. He uses America as an example because in 2017 when this book was written, the country was led by a tyrant with a cult following, yet Canada, Germany, Poland, France, the UK - all at risk in 2024. Seriously. Where to migrate if it comes to that?!?! We have a chance to show the world we will not allow this democracy to become a theocracy run by oligarchs.

5.0 out of 5 stars Must-read you can finish in an afternoon

A.P. · January 3, 2024

From Yale professor & historian Dr. Timothy Snyder (who specializes in the history of central & Eastern Europe, the Soviet Union & the Holocaust), 20 key lessons for regular Americans to learn on tyranny from the 20th Century, digest, and hopefully remember when they matter most. Short, sweet, and to the point, On Tyranny is such for good reasons.For one, my twitter-fried brain has difficulty sitting still long enough to read long books the way I once did. I believe Snyder understands that has happened to many of my generation— those who use social media 24/7 & otherwise can’t be still.Second, accessibility. This is short enough to read during a long wait for a medical appointment, and any high school student should be able to understand it. No real background knowledge is necessary. Anyone could pick it up and go. And **busy, hardworking, everyday Americans need the opportunity to clearly see WHAT HAPPENED IN THE 20th CENTURY TO ALLOW TYRANNY so they can IDENTIFY RED FLAGS IN THE PRESENT DAY**—all without needing to keep up with the details of daily news or the ginned-up partisan bs of the cable entertainment news nighttime soap operas.Last, in the age of 24-hr news cycles and short attention spans, Snyder has managed to succinctly write 20 vital historical lessons in such a way that they are easy to remember. He does not appear concerned for his own ego, about appearing to be some superior intellectual. I don’t believe he wrote this $9.99 book (I got it for $7) for clout or money. He wrote it for us, for Americans. If I had the money, I’d buy copies to put in waiting rooms and hotel dressers alongside the Gideon Bible.So, yes. Timely and important… when it was published in 2017. You’ll read the occasional passage and think “well, that ship has sailed”—but this (larger) pocket-sized book is not about defeatism. There is still much to be learned. Still timely & highly relevant.

Prescient

S.W. · May 7, 2024

We'll see in 6 months.

Atual e extremamente relevante reflexão sobre o nosso tempo e seus perigos.

J.D.J. · August 25, 2020

Um livro curto, que consegue condensar estratégias de manipulação de líderes inescrupulosos e racionais existentes nas populações que podem facilitar o sucesso de tais líderes. Um certo dia, tudo mudou, e mudou porque não estávamos atentos e caímos nas armadilhas que foram colocadas no caminho, com o nosso apoio. Armadilhas antigas, mas testadas e efetivas, sob as condições certas. Este livro pode ajudar-nos a reconhecê-las e evitá-las, não apenas nos EUA (a cujo público se destina) mas em qualquer lugar no qual autoritarismo e redução de liberdades esteja na agenda de grupos de poder.

Relevant

M. · July 25, 2022

Such a well written book. A must read!

A Christmas gift

L.M. · October 22, 2024

A perfect book for those interested in leadership.

Brilliant. Now wake up!

A.H. · August 22, 2020

A really excellent analysis of what’s happening in the world today and what we’re sleepwalking into. I’ve added this book to a small group of three books that I have read and want to hold onto. These books illustrate the inhuman side of mankind and are great reminders of what an authoritarian regime is capable of. The books I already have are Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland by Christopher Browning, Necropolis by Boris Pahor and The Order Of The Day by Eric Vuillard. All well worth reading.On Tyranny is a well written warning by Timothy Sneider and he compares a range of regimes, mostly Nazi and Communist but including Trump’s America, as he travels through his 20 topics. These are:1. Do not obey in advance.2. Defend institutions.3. Beware the one-party state.4. Take responsibility for the face of the world.5. Remember professional ethics.6. Be wary of paramilitaries.7. Be reflective if you must be armed.8. Stand out.9. Be kind to our language.10. Believe in truth.11. Investigate.12. Make eye contact and small talk.13. Practice corporeal politics.14. Establish a private life.15. Contribute to good causes.16. Learn from peers in other countries.17. Listen for dangerous words.18. Be calm when the unthinkable arrives.19. Be a patriot.20. Be as courageous as you can.As an example in Chapter 10 Trump’s rhetoric is compared to that of any fascist leader where stock phrases are used so much they become part of the everyday language of the public. “Crooked Hillary”, “Build that wall”, “Lock her up”. Before you know it the words become action and lead to another tool for the vigilante or paramilitary. Talking of paramilitaries the action of Trump supporters at rallies against anti-Trump campaigners is no different to the Brown Shirts in 1930s Germany.What I would say is that reading this book should be a wake-up call. Those of us who tend to follow the crowd should start asking questions and challenging authority and bland statements at every level. If you read just one book in your life to make you wake up and think then make it this one.

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