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The iron cage of liberalism : international politics and unarmed revolutions in the Middle East and North Africa
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The iron cage of liberalism : international politics and unarmed revolutions in the Middle East and North Africa / Daniel P. Ritter.
ISBN
9780199658329
0199658323
Edition
First edition.
Publication
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Physical Description
xi, 273 pages ; 24 cm.
Summary
Over the last forty years the world has witnessed the emergence and proliferation of a new political phenomenon - unarmed revolution. This book explores why some nonviolent revolutionary movements lead to unarmed revolution, and others result in devastating failure.
Variant and related titles
International politics and unarmed revolutions in the Middle East and North Africa.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 04, 2015
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-261) and index.
Contents
Part I: Introduction
Toward a theory of unarmed revolution
Part II: International relations
Friendly international relations: Benefit or burden?
Facade democracy: Managing authoritarianism
Part III: Domestic politics
Survival of the fittest: Challenging facade democracies
Ousting the dictator: Unarmed revolutions and disarmed regimes
Part IV: Furhter comparisons and conclusions
Confrontational states: Outside the Iron Cage of liberalism
Rights, rhetoric, and revolutions.
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