Author

Publication

2014 - University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations

Language

English

Word Count

139,500 words, Guess

Page Count

558 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139781107073517
  • ISBN-101107073510
  • Better World Books9781107073517
  • Open LibraryOL29223429M

Classifications

  • LCCJN6581 .H35 2015

Description

"This book proposes a new way of understanding events throughout the world that are usually interpreted as democratization, rising authoritarianism, or revolution. Where the rule of law is weak and corruption pervasive, what may appear to be democratic or authoritarian breakthroughs are often just regular, predictable phases in longer-term cyclic dynamics - patronal politics. This is shown through in-depth narratives of the post-1991 political history of all post-Soviet polities that are not in the European Union. This book also includes chapters on czarist and Soviet history and on global patterns"--

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Patronal Politics: Eurasian Regime Dynamics in Comparative PerspectiveUniversity of Cambridge ESOL Examinations2014-01-01

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