Category Archives: Repression
Axworthy, Michael: “Revolutionary Iran. A History Of The Islamist Republic”.
Axworthy has written a scholarly history of twentieth-century Iran, doing justice to a country with a complex history. So much detail is on offer that I occasionally had to digest certain sections and chapters multiple times. For anyone interested in political … Continue reading
Posted in Book, Books, Democracy, History, Iran, Iranian revolution, Michael Axworthy, Persia, Repression, Shia Islam, The Shah, theocracy
Tagged autocracy, Book, Democracy, History, Iran, Iranian revolution, Khameini, Khomeini, Michael Axworthy, Repression, The Shah, theocracy
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Orwell, George: “Animal Farm”
Orwell’s “Animal Farm” is still relevant. Living in a free and democratic country makes it all too facile to ignore the fact that millions of people and vast parts of our planet continue to be ruled with tyranny and repression. Contemplate the … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Farm, China, Democracy, George Orwell, Putin, Repression
Tagged Animal Farm, China, Democracy, Freedom of the press, Orwell, Repression, russia
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