The Language of Evil

Introduction Julius Caesar Attila the Hun Wu Zetian Chinggis Khan Queens of Europe Isabella of Castile Queen Mary I Queen Elizabeth I Napoleon Ranavalona I Benito Mussolini Joseph Goebbels Adolf Hitler Joseph Stalin Eva Peron Jiang Qing Mobutu Indira Gandhi Saddam Hussein Conclusion Glossary of Terms Index

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Tyrants seize control of states and empires with military hardware such as swords and guns, but their armoury contains another forceful weapon: language. In this entertaining and revealing history, professional speechwriter Guy Doza charts how some of the most bloodthirsty and energetic dictators grabbed and maintained power through their skilled use of words.

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Introduction

Julius Caesar

Attila the Hun

Wu Zetian

Chinggis Khan

Queens of Europe

Isabella of Castile

Queen Mary I

Queen Elizabeth I

Napoleon

Ranavalona I

Benito Mussolini

Joseph Goebbels

Adolf Hitler

Joseph Stalin

Eva Perón

Jiang Qing

Mobutu

Indira Gandhi

Saddam Hussein

Conclusion

Glossary of Terms

Index