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Dictators and Dictatorships: Understanding Authoritarian Regimes and Their Leaders
Ezrow, Natasha M., Frantz, Erica
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Description for Dictators and Dictatorships: Understanding Authoritarian Regimes and Their Leaders
Paperback. Understanding Authoritarian Regimes and Their Leaders. 304 pages, illustrations. Discusses how dictatorships work, looking at leaders, elites, and regime dynamics, synthesizing foundational and cutting-edge research on authoritarian politics, and integrating theory with case studies. This title argues that political outcomes in dictatorships are largely a product of leader-elite relations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JPHX. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 20. Weight: 524.
Dictators and Dictatorships is a qualitative enquiry into the politics of authoritarian regimes. It argues that political outcomes in dictatorships are largely a product of leader-elite relations. Differences in the internal structure of dictatorships affect the dynamics of this relationship. This book shows how dictatorships differ from one another and the implications of these differences for political outcomes. In particular, it examines political processes in personalist, military, single-party, monarchic, and hybrid regimes. The aim of the book is to provide a clear definition of what dictatorship means, how authoritarian politics works, and what the political consequences of dictatorship are. ... Read more
Dictators and Dictatorships is a qualitative enquiry into the politics of authoritarian regimes. It argues that political outcomes in dictatorships are largely a product of leader-elite relations. Differences in the internal structure of dictatorships affect the dynamics of this relationship. This book shows how dictatorships differ from one another and the implications of these differences for political outcomes. In particular, it examines political processes in personalist, military, single-party, monarchic, and hybrid regimes. The aim of the book is to provide a clear definition of what dictatorship means, how authoritarian politics works, and what the political consequences of dictatorship are. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Continuum
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781441173966
SKU
V9781441173966
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About Ezrow, Natasha M., Frantz, Erica
Erica Frantz (Ph.D., UCLA, 2008) is a political scientist specializing in authoritarian politics. Her research interests interesect comparative politics and international relations, with regional expertise in Latin America and the Middle East. She is currently a political analyst at the Institute for Physical Sciences. Natasha Ezrow is Lecturer at the University of Essex, UK, where she serves as the Director ... Read more
Reviews for Dictators and Dictatorships: Understanding Authoritarian Regimes and Their Leaders
"It is becoming increasingly clear that many of the world's autocracies are not going to succumb to a new wave of democratization anytime soon. To understand how and why authoritarianism persists, Dictators and Dictatorships offers a thorough and thoughtful look into the politics of autocratic survival strategies." - Lisa Blaydes, Assistant Professor, ... Read more