{"product_id":"a-question-of-order-india-turkey-and-the-return-of-strongmen-paperback","title":"A Question of Order: India, Turkey, and the Return of Strongmen - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBasharat Peer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat happens when a democratically elected leader evolves into an authoritarian ruler, limiting press freedom, civil liberties, and religious and ethnic tolerance?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndia and Turkey are two of the world's biggest democracies--multi-ethnic nations that rose from their imperial past to be founded on the values of modernity. They have fair elections, open markets, and freedom of religion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYet this is an account of how the charismatic strongmen Narendra Modi, in India, and Recep Tyyip Erodgan, in Turkey, used the power they had won as elected heads of state to push their countries toward authoritarian ways. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJournalist Basharat Peer knows only too well how the tyranny of the majority can exact a terrible human toll; it's a story he told in \u003ci\u003eCurfewed Night\u003c\/i\u003e, his memoir of growing up in war-torn Kashmir. For this book, Peer spent a year and a half traveling across India and Turkey to chronicle the rise of Modi and Erodgan, and to tell the stories of the men and women they have victimized, who have showed courage and endured great suffering because of their love of true democratic traditions. It is more important than ever to understand the failings of democracies like India and Turkey if liberal traditions are to be protected and nourished.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBasharat Peer\u003c\/b\u003e is an opinion editor at \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. His memoir, \u003ci\u003eCurfewed Night\u003c\/i\u003e (2010), won India's Crossword Award for Non-Fiction, and was chosen as a Book of the Year by both \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e. He has been an editor at \u003ci\u003eForeign Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times'\u003c\/i\u003e India Ink blog, and has written for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker, Granta, Foreign Affairs, The Guardian, n+1\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. Peer studied journalism and politics at the Columbia School of Journalism. He lives in New Delhi.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 170\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.4 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 21, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763624804640,"sku":"9780997126426","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f1352c03a7d8fcbd799e9f14560a6618.webp?v=1780237286","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-question-of-order-india-turkey-and-the-return-of-strongmen-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}