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He provokes us to think again about major issues of our time, says Richard J Evans in The Guardian. But "he seems to have rushed it". The book could do with "far greater depth of historical illustration" and is unconvincing with regard to the rise of Trump. He overeggs that one, agrees Michael Gove in The Times, but if more people followed Snyder's injunctions to read newspapers, avoid falling for contrived scandals, make friends across boundaries and remember professional ethics, thenthe world "would indeed bea better place".
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