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'A wake-up call for the Dr Faust in all of us' --Rory Bremner
'Liberty has never felt so threatened. Read this book if you want to know just how much is at stake' --Misha Glenny
'A stimulating, provocative and important book' --John Humphrys
`Kampfner's book is original, persuasive and disquieting, and fills a gap in our understanding of the post-cold-war world' --Sunday Times
'A pungent thesis, argued with verve and an abundance of telling detail . . . posed with a clarity that makes you wince'
--Observer
'Kampfner traces how economic prosperity has bribed populations around the world . . . engrossing'
--Metro
'A timely and penetrating audit of authoritarianism around the world' --Andrew Rawnsley, Observer Books of the Year
'Impressive . . . The bargain accepted by increasing numbers of people around the world is reminiscent of the deal Mephistopheles put before Faust'
--Michael Burleigh, Evening Standard Books of the Year
'Liberty has never felt so threatened. Read this book if you want to know just how much is at stake' --Misha Glenny
'A stimulating, provocative and important book' --John Humphrys
`Kampfner's book is original, persuasive and disquieting, and fills a gap in our understanding of the post-cold-war world' --Sunday Times
'A pungent thesis, argued with verve and an abundance of telling detail . . . posed with a clarity that makes you wince'
--Observer
'Kampfner traces how economic prosperity has bribed populations around the world . . . engrossing'
--Metro
'A timely and penetrating audit of authoritarianism around the world' --Andrew Rawnsley, Observer Books of the Year
'Impressive . . . The bargain accepted by increasing numbers of people around the world is reminiscent of the deal Mephistopheles put before Faust'
--Michael Burleigh, Evening Standard Books of the Year
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'Liberty has never felt so threatened. This is the big question which Kampfner rightly identifies and dissects with the precision of a master surgeon. Read this book if you want to know just how much is at stake'
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I am a great fan of BLAIR'S WARS and so I had high expectations for this book, and I am happy to say I was not disappointed. This is a comprehensive and often very alarming survey of the state of democracy in the world today. The whole book has been immaculately researched and Kampfner makes his case clearly and persuasively. I recommend this book to anyone who is interested in global politics at what is such an extraordinary time in world history.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
An intriguing book that examines how democracy and capitalism have been undermined by unscrupulous governments across the world - most notably our own. Kampfner raises tough questions that, luckily, he's deft enough to answer, and the resounding silence after the book is finished is enough to raise even scarier prospects: such as, if we're willing to disregard civil liberties in pursuit of wealth, how long many can be taken before we no longer have the right to choose?
A fascinating, insightful and intelligent argument. Well worth a purchase.
A fascinating, insightful and intelligent argument. Well worth a purchase.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
John Kampfner has written an insightful book about the perennial political issue of how the powerful threaten personal liberty, and not just by traditional methods of coercion. These days, he suggests, we have traded our liberties in return for permission to get stinking rich. And if some must suffer the consequences it will be surprisingly few, to encourage the others, and certainly not us. He explores the buy-in culture in Singapore, where it is just not done to criticize those in authority, and the way in which almost universal CCTV surveillance has become a silent fact of life for a seemingly anaesthetized British public. His survey also takes in countries as diverse as China and the USA. As a Russia buff, his Moscow chapter is particularly well-researched and deeply felt, showing Putin in particular as ruthless power-grabber, sustained by lackeys growing rich on his patronage. Kampfner is a born radical and his book is an impassioned plea to us to keep tight hold of our liberties or lose them by default.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Do you live in a democracy and does it matter?
The journalist John Kampfner examines in turn a wide range of modern states which have to varying degrees traded personal freedom for the promise of increased security, prosperity... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Antenna
Shortlisted for the Orwell Prize 2010
'John Kampfner's strengths as a reporter are used here to illustrate the trade-off in various economies around the world between freedom and material comfort and security. Read more
Published on 26 May 2010 by The Orwell Prize
Emotive and Undefined
What is liberty and freedom, but the freedom to express and act upon one's ambitions? How can such a right not be up for sale? Read more
Published on 20 Oct 2009 by Weisi Guo
Too important to ignore
When a book is described as "important" on its front cover, it's usually shorthand for "worthy, but dull"; "provocative" indicates "codswallop", etc. Not so in this case. Read more
Published on 9 Oct 2009 by Oliver Wates
a must read
Clearly written and well researched, John Kampfner's book looks at the trade off people in different countries are asked to make between freedom and economic security. Read more
Published on 30 Sep 2009 by P. Napier
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