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Vanishing coup : the pattern of world history since 1310 /
This thoughtful and engaging book offers the first extended analysis of coups, a central factor shaping world history and politics. Ivan Perkins introduces a new theory to explain why a military coup or revolution is such an unthinkable prospect in advanced democracies. Focusing especially on the fi...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lanham :
Rowman and Littlefield,
[2013]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Part I. Solid states
- The coup-free zone
- The most serene republic
- The last British revolutionary
- The coup-free state
- George Washington: the anti-Napoleon
- Part II. Interlude: deep background
- True banana republics
- Intoxicating republican moments
- Part III. The international arena
- Self-interest, stupidity, and confusion
- A brief history of meddling
- The neutrality instinct
- Best friends.