Weapons of the Wealthy : Predatory Regimes and Elite-Led Protests in Central Asia /

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Mass mobilization is among the most dramatic and inspiring forces for political change. When ordinary citizens take to the streets in large numbers, they can undermine and even topple undemocratic governments, as the recent wave of peaceful uprisings in several postcommunist states has shown. Howeve...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Radnitz, Scott, 1978-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, 2010.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Politics and government
Political participation.
Elite (Social sciences)
Demonstrations.
HISTORY > Asia > General.
HISTORY > Asia > Central Asia.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Political Advocacy.
Élite (Sciences sociales) > Ouzbekistan.
Participation politique > Ouzbekistan.
Manifestations > Ouzbekistan.
Elite (Social sciences) > Uzbekistan.
Elite (Social sciences) > Kyrgyzstan.
Political participation > Uzbekistan.
Political participation > Kyrgyzstan.
Demonstrations > Uzbekistan.
Demonstrations > Kyrgyzstan.
Uzbekistan.
Kyrgyzstan.
Ouzbekistan > Politique et gouvernement > 21e siecle.
Kirghizistan > Politique et gouvernement > 21e siecle.
Uzbekistan > Politics and government > 21st century.
Kyrgyzstan > Politics and government > 21st century.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : puzzles of people power
  • Institutional uncertainty and elite-led mobilization
  • The view from below : communities as sites for collective action
  • The view from above : state influences on elite opportunities
  • Linkages across classes : the development of subversive clientelism
  • Mobilization in rural Kyrgyzstan
  • Elite networks and the Tulip Revolution
  • Assessing the dynamics of mobilization in diverse contexts
  • Conclusion : political economies, hybrid regimes, and challenges to democratization.

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