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Fascism
- A Warning
- Narrated by: Madeleine Albright
- Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins
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Publisher's Summary
From one of the most admired international leaders comes a timely, considered, and personal look at the history and current resurgence of fascism today and the virulent threat it poses to international freedom, prosperity, and peace.
At the end of the 1980s, when the Cold War ended, many, including former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, believed that democracy had triumphed politically once and for all. Yet nearly 30 years later, the direction of history no longer seems certain. A repressive and destructive force has begun to reemerge on the global stage - sweeping across Europe, parts of Asia, and the United States - that to Albright, looks very much like fascism.
Based on her personal experience growing up in Hungary under Hitler and the Communist regime that followed World War II, as well as knowledge gleaned from her distinguished diplomatic career and insights from colleagues around the globe, Albright paints a clear picture of how fascism flourishes and explains why it is once again taking hold worldwide, identifying the factors contributing to its rise. Most importantly, she makes clear what could happen if we fail to act against rising fascist forces today and in the near future, including the potential for economic catastrophe, a lasting spike in terrorist activity, increased sectarian violence, a rash of large-scale humanitarian emergencies, massive human rights violations, a breakdown in multilateral cooperation, and nearly irreparable self-inflicted damage to America's reputation and capacity to lead.
Albright also offers clear solutions, including adjusting to the ubiquity of social media and the changing nature of the workplace and understanding ordinary citizens' universal desire for sources of constancy and morality in their lives. She contends that we must stimulate economic growth and narrow the gap between the rich and poor, urban and rural, women and men, and skilled and unskilled; work across borders to respond to transnational challenges; and ultimately recognize that democracy's unique virtue is its ability - through reason and open debate - to find remedies for its own shortcomings.
What the critics say
"Known for her frank manner and direct approach, Albright brings these traits to her performance. Both qualities make her a strong narrator for this serious work.... Her experiences as a diplomat serve her well as a narrator - she is confident, steady, and engaging." (AudioFile)
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- Alexandre LeBlanc
- 2018-09-17
Demystifying Democracy's Ultimate Threat
insights from an international diplomacy expert in preserving our way of governance. learn the symptoms of the fascist movements through history, becoming aware of how to check humanity's worst impulse.
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- Destry Rides
- 2018-07-10
been there.seeing this
frightening and articulate. but what to do? watch look listen. be very afraid .. vote
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- Tarcisio Ferreira
- 2020-04-25
a must listen to
Lucid, no fear monger realism analysis for complex times. Clear language, anchored in both solid knowledge but also experience.
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- Luke Hills
- 2018-09-19
Fascinating parallel. #Audible1
Fascinating insight into the former secretary of state's life, upbringing and experience's with past and modern day fascism. Albright is careful not to make sweeping blanket statements and generalizations; while, drawing obvious parallels between past and present fascist regimes and Donald Trump. Trump is not a fascist, but the warning signs are evident. If left unchecked Trump's presidency could slip and fall fate to the dark allure of fascism. A good listen and well read by Albright, this book is worth the read/listen over other more salacious commentaries on today's political struggles. #Audible1
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- AR
- 2018-07-09
super monotone reading.
good book. informative. but the reading is extremely monotone. it made it difficult to stay engaged in the book.
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- Mark Harcourt
- 2021-02-26
An expert opinion
informative and compelling. a well rounded treatise of the causes and consequences of fascism.
the reading is a little dry, but still engaging.
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- Kim Loader
- 2018-10-29
mandatory reading
This book should be required reading for all High school seniors. Well done Madame Albright.
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- Anonymous User
- 2019-04-29
Intelligent and insightful.
Lots of details and reliable first hand experience. Dry voice but not impossibly so. Required reading for those interested in understanding our political trajectory and the psychology behind dictatorship.
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- Cliente Amazon
- 2021-04-05
Must-listen
It is hard to live through these times - pandemic, 4 years of a chaotic American leadership, decline of multilateralism and cooperation- and not feel despair for global outlook.
Madeleine Albright masterfully weaves the facts that allowed often seemingly mediocre and unscrupulous men to capture the narrative and influence power for centuries.
This book ought to be required reading in all our high schools and surely before the right and privilege to vote is given. History and its figures tend to recreate winning formulas and if we want to shape the future, we must understand the past’s influence on our present.
An audiobook to listen to year after year.
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- Christine Sullivan
- 2018-08-28
A must read/listen
I've always respected Madeleine Albright, but now I respect her even more after reading her book. It's very enlightening and a wake up call to Americans not to fall into complacency while our basic values, rights and human dignities are being chipped away little by little.
I've always trusted that our American democracy was resilient and would get through whatever ordeals of the moment, and that a president I disagreed with on domestic issues was still at least presidential, and had a good grasp of foreign affairs. I don't feel that way anymore since Trump is in office. This book explains in easy to understand terms modern history and how fascism and dictators come about.
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