lifestyles of the world's most colorful despots York, Peter. 1944- creator Coupland, Douglas. 1961- prologuista text biography cau San Francisco Chronicle Books c2005 2005 monographic eng

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xii, 119 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. "Running with the idea that our homes are where we are truly ourselves, Dictator Style examines the frightening interior decorating tastes of some of history's most alarming despots--and proves that absolute power corrupts absolutely, right down to the drapes"--P. [4] of cover. Foreword: Tree forts and love shacks, by Douglas Coupland -- Introduction -- Get the look -- Porfirio Díaz -- Vladimir Lenin -- Joseph Stalin -- Benito Mussolini -- Adolf Hitler -- Josip Broz Tito -- Francisco Franco -- Juan Perón -- Nicolae Ceausescu -- Joseph-Désiré Mobutu -- Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos -- Idi Amin -- Jean-Bédel Bokassa -- Saddam Hussein -- Manuel Noriega -- Slobodan Milosevic -- Brief lives -- Picture captions and credits -- Acknowledgments. Peter York ; foreword by Douglas Coupland. Dictators Homes and haunts Dictators Biography Dictadores Biografías JC 495 Y63d 2005 920.009/04 0811853144 9780811853149 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1112/2011280933-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1112/2011280933-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1112/2011280933-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1112/2011280933-d.html GL5 110615 20230411090037.0 eng