UID:
almafu_9959239417502883
Format:
1 online resource (375 p.)
ISBN:
1-4422-2272-7
Content:
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 first three coup-free states-the Venetian Republic, Great Britain, and the United States-the book traces the evolutionary origins of political violence and the historical rise of republican government. Perkins concludes with a new explanation for the "d
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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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.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-4422-2271-9
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books
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Electronic books.
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=1471880
