Historian Timothy Snyder examines the warning signs of oppression by identifying its political nature, and what societies can do to resist dangerous leadership.

Up until recently, Americans mostly believed that the future could only get better.

With oppressive ideologies like fascism far behind, history could move in just one direction: toward global democracy and reason.

Today, however, tyranny seems to be rearing its head once again throughout the world.

Timothy Snyder is a professor of history at Yale University specializing in Central and Eastern European history who has authored such bestselling books as Bloodlands and The Road to Unfreedom.

In this book, Snyder gives a comprehensive guide on how to resist and survive in a growing climate of authoritarianism.

By making connections between events of the last 100 years and today, On Tyranny can help us recognize the warning signs of a deteriorating democracy before it's too late.