Aftershocks: Great Powers and Domestic Reforms in the Twentieth Century

Author:   Seva Gunitskiy
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   154
ISBN:  

9780691172330


Pages:   304
Publication Date:   28 March 2017
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Seva Gunitskiy
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   154
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.595kg
ISBN:  

9780691172330


ISBN 10:   0691172331
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   28 March 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable   Availability explained
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Language:   English

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The conclusion is especially strong and provocative, speculating that though democracy has advantages that prevent crises from becoming so severe they threaten stability, autocratic capitalism may be a viable alternative if democracy fails to provide security and prosperity for its people. --Choice


In this landmark study, Gunitsky . . . illuminates the deep connections between global shfits in power and waves of domestic regime change. . . . No book has made a stronger case that the fate of democracy is tied to the rise and fall of great powers and the leadership of liberal hegemonic states. --Foreign Affairs Highly recommended. . . . The conclusion is especially strong and provocative, speculating that though democracy has advantages that prevent crises from becoming so severe they threaten stability, autocratic capitalism may be a viable alternative if democracy fails to provide security and prosperity for its people. --Choice The conclusion is especially strong and provocative, speculating that though democracy has advantages that prevent crises from becoming so severe they threaten stability, autocratic capitalism may be a viable alternative if democracy fails to provide security and prosperity for its people. --Choice


Highly recommended. . . . The conclusion is especially strong and provocative, speculating that though democracy has advantages that prevent crises from becoming so severe they threaten stability, autocratic capitalism may be a viable alternative if democracy fails to provide security and prosperity for its people. --Choice


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Seva Gunitsky is assistant professor of political science at the University of Toronto.

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