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Ruling but not governing : the military and political development in Egypt, Algeria, and Turkey / Steven A. Cook.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cook, Steven A.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Civil-military relations.
- Armed Forces--Political activity.
- Armed Forces.
- Authoritarianism.
- Democracy.
- Democratization.
- Egypt--Politics and government.
- Egypt.
- Algeria--Politics and government.
- Algeria.
- Turkey--Politics and government.
- Turkey.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (206 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Ruling But Not Governing provides valuable insight into the political dynamics that perpetuate authoritarian regimes and offers novel ways to promote democratic change.
- Contents:
- A logic of regime stability
- The Egyptian, Algerian, and Turkish military enclaves : the contours of the officers' autonomy
- The pouvoir militaire and the failure to achieve a "just mean"
- Institutionalizing a military-founded system
- Turkish paradox : Islamist political power and the Kemalist political order
- Toward a democratic transition? : weakening the patterns of political inclusion and exclusion.
- Notes:
- "A Council on Foreign Relations book"--P. facing t.p.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [149]-182) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8018-9606-1
- OCLC:
- 549525998
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