04284nam 2200565 450 991055423240332120231110232219.03-11-071332-210.1515/9783110713329(CKB)5470000000571012(DE-B1597)565765(DE-B1597)9783110713329(MiAaPQ)EBC6701150(Au-PeEL)EBL6701150(PPN)259896500(EXLCZ)99547000000057101220220428d2021 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierDeath by a thousand cuts the slow demise of democracy /Matt QvortrupBerlin ;Boston :De Gruyter,[2021]©20211 online resource (XIV, 187 p.)Democracy in Times of Upheaval ;13-11-069817-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter One: The Theories of Democratic Breakdown -- Chapter Two: The Psychopathology of Dictatorship -- Chapter Three: Dictators 1919–1945 -- Chapter Four: Dictators During the Cold War -- Chapter Five: Dictatorships and Demagogues after the Fall of the Berlin Wall -- Chapter Six: How Demagogues Get Elected – and Abuse Democracy -- Chapter Seven: The Courts, the Press, and the Dictators -- Chapter Eight: What is the Track Record of Autocratic Regimes? -- Concluding Unscientific Postscript -- Epilogue -- Notes -- References -- IndexPutting the current crisis of democracy into historical perspective, Death by a Thousand Cuts chronicles how would-be despots, dictators, and outright tyrants have finessed the techniques of killing democracies earlier in history, in the 20th Century, and how today’s autocrats increasingly continue to do so in the 21st. It shows how autocratic government becomes a kleptocracy, sustained only to enrich the ruler and his immediate family. But the book also addresses the problems of being a dictator and considers if dictatorships are successful in delivering public policies, and finally, how autocracies break down. We tend to think of democratic breakdowns as dramatic events, such as General Pinochet’s violent coup in Chile, or Generalissimo Franco’s overthrow of the Spanish Republic. But this is not how democracies tend to die – only five percent of democracies end like this. Most often, popular government is brought down gradually; almost imperceptibly. Based in part on Professor Qvortrup’s BBC Programme Death by a Thousand Cuts (Radio-4, 2019), the book shows how complacency is the greatest danger for the survival of government by the people. Recently democratically elected politicians have used crises as a pretext for dismantling democracy. They follow a pattern we have seen in all democracies since the dawn of civilisation. The methods used by Octavian in the dying days of the Roman Republic were almost identical to those used by Hungarian strongman Viktor Orbán in 2020. And, sadly, there are no signs that the current malaise will go away. Death by a Thousand Cuts adds substance to a much-discussed topic: the threat to democracy. It provides evidence and historical context like no other book on the market. Written in an accessible style with vignettes as well as new empirical data, the books promises to be the defining book on the topic. This book will help readers who are concerned about the longevity of democracy understand when and why democracy is in danger of collapsing, and alert them to the warning signs of its demise.Democracy in Times of Upheaval DemocracyDictatorshipAuthoritarianism.Demagogues.Dictatorship.Populism.Strong-men.Democracy.Dictatorship.321.8Qvortrup Matt790710MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910554232403321Death by a Thousand Cuts2819066UNINA05254nam 2200577 450 991079740460332120200520144314.01-78242-384-2(CKB)3710000000470538(EBL)2197273(MiAaPQ)EBC2197273(Au-PeEL)EBL2197273(CaPaEBR)ebr11306153(CaONFJC)MIL826428(OCoLC)929143618(EXLCZ)99371000000047053820161202h20162016 uy 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierCompendium of hydrogen energyVolume 2Hydrogen storage, distribution and infrastructure /edited by Ram B. Gupta, Angelo Basile and T. Nejat VezirogluCambridge, England :Woodhead Publishing,2016.20161 online resource (438 p.)Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy ;Number 84Description based upon print version of record.1-78242-362-1 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.Front Cover; Compendium of Hydrogen Energy: Volume 2: Hydrogen Storage, Distribution and Infrastructure; Copyright; Contents; List of contributors; Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy; Part One: Hydrogen Storage in Pure Form; Chapter 1: Introduction to hydrogen storage; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. Physical storage; 1.2.1. Compressed hydrogen; 1.2.2. Cold-compressed hydrogen; 1.2.3. Liquid hydrogen; 1.2.4. Cryo-compressed hydrogen; 1.3. Material-based hydrogen storage; 1.3.1. Transition metal hydrides; 1.3.2. Complex hydrides; 1.3.3. Chemical hydrogen storage; 1.3.4. Hydrogen sorbents; ReferencesChapter 2: Hydrogen liquefaction and liquid hydrogen storage2.1. Introduction: Why liquefying hydrogen?; 2.2. Basics of cryogenic liquefaction; 2.2.1. Fundamental cooling effects; 2.2.2. Fundamental liquefaction cycles; 2.3. Hydrogen thermodynamic properties at ambient and low temperatures; 2.3.1. Elemental hydrogen; 2.3.2. Molecular hydrogen; 2.3.3. Modifications of molecular hydrogen; 2.3.4. Thermodynamics of molecular hydrogen modifications; 2.4. Large-scale hydrogen liquefaction and storage; 2.4.1. Today's technology; 2.4.2. Future technologies; 2.5. Advantages and disadvantages2.6. Current uses of liquid hydrogen2.7. Sources of further information and advice; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3: Slush hydrogen production, storage, and transportation; 3.1. Introduction: What is slush hydrogen?; 3.2. Hydrogen energy system using slush hydrogen; 3.3. Thermophysical properties of slush hydrogen; 3.4. Process of producing and storing slush hydrogen; 3.4.1. Hydrogen liquefaction by magnetic refrigeration; 3.4.2. Slush hydrogen production; 3.5. Density and mass flow meters for slush hydrogen; 3.5.1. Density meter; 3.5.2. Mass flow meter3.6. Advantages and disadvantages of transporting slush hydrogen via pipeline3.6.1. Transfer pump for slush hydrogen; 3.6.2. Pressure drop and heat transfer in pipe flow; 3.6.3. Pressure drop in flow restrictions; 3.6.4. Pressure drop in corrugated pipes; 3.7. Uses of stored slush and liquid hydrogen; 3.7.1. Nucleate pool boiling heat transfer to slush and liquid hydrogen; 3.8. Conclusions; 3.9. Future trends; 3.10. Sources of future information and advice; Appendix A. Production; Appendix B. Flow and heat transfer; Appendix C. Measurement instrumentation; ReferencesChapter 4: Underground and pipeline hydrogen storage4.1. Underground hydrogen storage as an element of energy cycle; 4.1.1. Industrial needs in underground hydrogen storage (UHS); 4.1.2. Conversion of hydrogen into other forms of energy and vice versa; 4.1.3. Four principle types of UHS; 4.1.4. Storage in salt caverns and porous media; 4.2. Scientific problems related to UHS; 4.2.1. State of the art; 4.2.2. Recent research throughout the world; 4.3. Biochemical transformations of underground hydrogen; 4.3.1. Respiratory and constructive metabolism of microorganisms4.3.2. Four kinds of hydrogenotrophic biotic reactions Compendium of Hydrogen Energy, Volume 2: Hydrogen Storage, Distribution and Infrastructure focuses on the storage and transmission of hydrogen. As many experts believe the hydrogen economy will, at some point, replace the fossil fuel economy as the primary source of the world's energy, this book details hydrogen storage in pure form, including chapters on hydrogen liquefaction, slush production, as well as underground and pipeline storage. Other sections in the book explore physical and chemical storage, including environmentally sustainable methods of hydrogen production from water, withWoodhead Publishing in energy ;Number 84.Hydrogen as fuelHydrogen as fuel.665.81Gupta Ram B.Basile AngeloVeziroglu T. NejatMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910797404603321Compendium of hydrogen energy3826505UNINA