Dynasts: Richelieu: the technique of dictatorship. Louis XIV: the perversion of power. Frederick the Great: the nation militant. Bismarck: the diplomacy of empire. Primo de Rivera: the forlorn hope. Alexander, Metaxas, Carol: ferment in the Balkans.
Revolutionaries: Cromwell: the revolutionary process. Robespierre: terrorism and conscience. Bolívar: liberator into dictator. Lenin: the science of revolution. Stalin: toward a classless society?
Crisis-men: Napoleon: the empire of the middle class. Napoleon III: the "idea." Gómez: crisis in Latin America. Mussolini: the "idea" up to date. Atatürk, Salazar: variations on a theme. Hitler: toward the servile state?
Conclusion: The path of dictatorship. The trend in America.
pt. I. Dynasts: Richelieu. Louis XIV. Frederick the Great. Bismarck.Primo de Rivera. Alexander, Metaxas, Carol.
pt. II. Revolutionaries: Cromwell.Robespierre. Bolívar. Lenin. Stalin.
pt. III. Crisis-men; Napoleon. Napoleon III. Gómez. Mussolini. Ataturk, Salazar. Hitler.
Conclusion: The part of dictatorship. The trend in America.
