Revolution and Dictatorship: The Violent Origins of Durable Authoritarianism

Author:   Steven Levitsky ,  Lucan Way
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
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Pages:   656
Publication Date:   29 October 2024
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Author:   Steven Levitsky ,  Lucan Way
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
ISBN:  

9780691223582


ISBN 10:   0691223580
Pages:   656
Publication Date:   29 October 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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""Shortlisted for the Lionel Gelber Prize, Lionel Gelber Foundation"" ""Winner of the Juan Linz Best Book Prize, Democracy & Autocracy section of the American Political Science Association"" ""A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year"" ""A sweeping historical analysis. ""---Dexter Roberts, Washington Post ""A clear and comprehensive analysis.""---Cady Lang and Angela Haupt, Time ""Two of the most prolific and respected scholars of democracy and dictatorship, Steven Levitsky and Lucan Way . . . bring together their immense regional and theoretical expertise in their new book, Revolution and Dictatorship. For those trying to understand where history is headed, their approach offers useful insights and lessons.""---Sheri Berman, Foreign Affairs ""Clear and original. . . . Persuasive.""---George Anderson, Literary Review of Canada ""An interesting and rigorous analysis of why so many autocratic states born of social revolutions—from the USSR to China to Iran and so on—prove immovable in the face of problems that would end normal regimes.""---David Patrikarakos, The Spectator


"""Shortlisted for the Lionel Gelber Prize, Lionel Gelber Foundation"" ""Winner of the Juan Linz Best Book Prize, Democracy & Autocracy section of the American Political Science Association"" ""A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year"" ""A sweeping historical analysis. ""---Dexter Roberts, Washington Post ""A clear and comprehensive analysis.""---Cady Lang and Angela Haupt, Time ""Two of the most prolific and respected scholars of democracy and dictatorship, Steven Levitsky and Lucan Way . . . bring together their immense regional and theoretical expertise in their new book, Revolution and Dictatorship. For those trying to understand where history is headed, their approach offers useful insights and lessons.""---Sheri Berman, Foreign Affairs ""Clear and original. . . . Persuasive.""---George Anderson, Literary Review of Canada ""An interesting and rigorous analysis of why so many autocratic states born of social revolutions—from the USSR to China to Iran and so on—prove immovable in the face of problems that would end normal regimes.""---David Patrikarakos, The Spectator"


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Steven Levitsky is the David Rockefeller Professor of Latin American Studies, professor of government, and director of the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies at Harvard University. His books include How Democracies Die and Transforming Labor-Based Parties in Latin America. Lucan Way is professor of political science at the University of Toronto. He is the author of Pluralism by Default. Levitsky and Way are the coauthors of Competitive Authoritarianism.

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