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Ordering power : contentious politics and authoritarian leviathans in Southeast Asia /

"Like the postcolonial world more generally, Southeast Asia exhibits tremendous variation in state capacity and authoritarian durability. Ordering Power draws on theoretical insights dating back to Thomas Hobbes to develop a unified framework for explaining both of these political outcomes. Sta...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Slater, Dan, 1971-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Colección:Cambridge studies in comparative politics.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I. The Puzzles and Arguments. To extract and to organize ; States and the regimes that run them
  • Part II. Contentious Politics and the Institutions of Order. Colonialism, cleavages, and the contours of contention ; Mobilization and countermobilization amid colonial retreat ; Varieties of violence in authoritarian onset
  • Part III. The Foundations and Fates of Authoritarian Leviathans. Protection and provision in authoritarian leviathans ; Contentious politics and the struggle for democratization
  • Part IV. Extending the Arguments. Congruent cases in Southeast Asia ; The consequences of contention.