Elites, Crises, and the Origins of Regimes

By Mattei Dogan John Higley

Most political regimes, whether authoritarian or democratic, are born in abrupt, brutal, and momentous crises. In this volume, a group of prominent scholars explores how these seminal events affect elites and shape regimes. Combining theoretical and case study chapters, the authors draw from a wide range of historical and contemporary examples to challenge mainstream developmental explanations of political change, which emphasize incremental changes and evolutions stretching over generations.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B00GSIEL8A
• ISBN13: 9780847690237
• Release Date: July 1998
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 9.0"