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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Caitlin TalmadgePublisher: Cornell University Press Imprint: Cornell University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9781501700293ISBN 10: 1501700294 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 22 September 2015 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsThe Dictator's Army is a landmark book that greatly deepens our understanding of how dictators fight wars. Students, scholars, and policymakers will all benefit from reading this important work. -Dan Reiter, Samuel Candler Dobbs Chair of Political Science, Emory University Through superb case comparisons Caitlin Talmadge shows carefully how military effectiveness varies, why it depends on far more than the technical factors normally considered, and especially the differences due to political and social characteristics of regimes. She takes analysis of the subject to a new level. -Richard K. Betts, Director, Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies, Columbia University Why are some nondemocracies more effective than others on the battlefield? This question is really important for U.S. policy. In this highly original book, Caitlin Talmadge shows how the measures taken by authoritarian regimes to protect against coups makes their militaries less able to fight conventional wars. -Theo Farrell, Head of the Department of War Studies, King's College London Understanding the military behavior of autocracies is an important topic for both policymakers and political scientists. Combining new theory with in-depth research, The Dictator's Army persuasively demonstrates how fear of domestic turmoil influences both the military organizational choices of autocrats and the success of their militaries on the battlefield. This book is a fascinating read, one that makes a significant contribution to our scholarship on military effectiveness and security studies more generally. -Michael C. Horowitz, University of Pennsylvania Author InformationCaitlin Talmadge is Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at The George Washington University. She is coauthor of US Defense Politics: The Origins of Security Policy. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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