Coup d'état : a practical handbook / Edward N. Luttwak.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Luttwak, Edward, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Coups d'état--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Coups d'état.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

xxxvi, 264 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Edition:

Revised edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2016.

Summary:

"A book that aids understanding how governments and states really work. That aim is pursued by presenting in full detail how a coup d'état would be planned and executed, from the first approach to fellow-conspirators, to the post-coup announcements promising a new era of progress and stability. Coup d' État has continued to find readers around the world--it has appeared in sixteen foreign languages--but with the passage of time, this fully revised new edition became necessary. Even readers who do not plan to use it as a practical handbook will find it interesting, as well as instructive."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

What is the coup d'état?

When is a coup d'état possible?

The strategy of the coup d'état

The planning of the coup d'état

The execution of the coup d'état.

Notes:

"First published in Great Britain by Allen Lane The Penguin Press 1968"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780674737266

0674737261

OCLC:

921821706