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Description

1. xiii, 230 pages; 25 cm

Summary

1. "We know that a revolution's success largely depends on the army's response to it. But can we predict the military's reaction to an uprising? How Armies Respond to Revolutions and Why argues that it is possible to make a highly educated guess--and in some cases even a confident prediction--about the generals' response to a domestic revolt if we know enough about the army, the state it is supposed to serve, the society in which it exists, and the external environment that affects its actions. Through concise case studies of modern uprisings in Iran, China, Eastern Europe, Burma, and the Arab world, Zoltan Barany looks at the reasons for and the logic behind the variety of choices soldiers ultimately make .Barany offers tools--in the form of questions to be asked and answered--that enable analysts to provide the most informed assessment possible regarding an army's likely response to a revolution and, ultimately, the probable fate of the revolution itself. He examines such factors as the military's internal cohesion, the regime's treatment of its armed forces, and the size, composition, and nature of the demonstrations. How Armies Respond to Revolutions and Why explains how generals decide to support or suppress domestic uprisings."--

Subject

1. Revolutions
2. World politics
3. Military policy > Decision making
4. Comparative government
5. World politics > 1989-
6. Since 1989
7. Military policy > Decision making > Case studies
8. POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > General
9. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Comparative
10. Revolutions > History > 21st century > Case studies
11. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Civics & Citizenship
12. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > International Security
13. Case studies
14. History
15. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > International

Genre/Form

1. Case studies.
2. History.

Call number

1. JFE 16-5431

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Author

1. Barany, Zoltan D., author.

Title

1. How armies respond to revolutions and why / Zoltan Barany.

Publisher

1. Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2016]

Type of content

1. text

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chronological term

1. Since 1989

LCCN

1. 2015035501

ISBN

1. 9780691157368 hardcover
2. 0691157367 hardcover

Research call number

1. JFE 16-5431