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Sultanistic Regimes

Paperback • 1998 • English

Sultanistic Regimes

By Houchang E. Chehabi, Juan J. Linz

2 Ratings • 4.5 of 5

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About the book

Sultanistic regimes, as Juan Linz describes them, are authoritarian regimes based on personal ideology and personal favor to maintain the autocrat in power; there is little ideological basis for the rule except personal power. This volume of essays studies important sultantistic regimes in the Domanican Republic, Cuba, Haiti, Iran, and the Philippines. Part one contains two comparative essays, which discuss common characteristics of sultanistic regimes, compare them to totalitarian and authorita...Show more

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9780801856945

Publisher

JHU Press

Published year

1998

Language

English

Original title

Sultanistic Regimes

Format

Paperback

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