Political structures: totalitarianism and dictatorship

"e;In this fascinating look at contemporary politics, [the authors] set out to explain what really causes the extreme political polarization seen today.

Beziehungsgeflecht USA und China: Jahrhunderte im FokusDie erste deutschsprachige Gesamtdarstellung über die amerikanisch-chinesischen Beziehungen von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart.

Civil society groups can strengthen an autocratic state''s coercive capacity, helping to suppress dissent and implement far-reaching policies.

This book explores the secret police organizations of East Asian dictators: their origins, operations, and effects on ordinary citizens'' lives.

This book explores the secret police organizations of East Asian dictators: their origins, operations, and effects on ordinary citizens'' lives.

This book analyzes why some dictators find it in their self-interest to curb corruption.

A history of tyranny from Achilles to today''s jihadists, this volume shows why tyrannical temptation is a permanent danger.

A history of tyranny from Achilles to today''s jihadists, this volume shows why tyrannical temptation is a permanent danger.

This book analyzes why some dictators find it in their self-interest to curb corruption.

This book provides the first political theory of post-Communist Europe, discussing liberty, rights, transitional justice, property, privatization, and rule of law.

This book provides the first political theory of post-Communist Europe, discussing liberty, rights, transitional justice, property, privatization, and rule of law.

Several distinguished historians present the first comprehensive comparison of Nazism and Stalinism.

The brand new John Rebus thriller from the iconic Number One bestseller Ian Rankin: one of the must-read books of the year.

A "e;fast-moving, absorbing"e; account of the years leading up to WWII-a tale of democratic crisis, racial conflict, and a belated recognition of evil (New York Times Book Review).

A unique and revealing portrait of Saddam Hussein''s Iraq which was every bit as authoritarian and brutal as Stalin''s Russia or Mao''s China.

A unique and revealing portrait of Saddam Hussein''s Iraq which was every bit as authoritarian and brutal as Stalin''s Russia or Mao''s China.

The fourth edition of Hitler, Stalin, and Mussolini: Totalitarianism in the Twentieth Century presents an innovative comparison of the origins, development, and demise of the three forms of totalitarianism that emerged in twentieth-century Europe.

The fourth edition of Hitler, Stalin, and Mussolini: Totalitarianism in the Twentieth Century presents an innovative comparison of the origins, development, and demise of the three forms of totalitarianism that emerged in twentieth-century Europe.

Dictatorship in South America explores the experiences of Brazilian, Argentine and Chilean experience under military rule.

Dictatorship in South America explores the experiences of Brazilian, Argentine and Chilean experience under military rule.

A comprehensive but accessible examination of how elite Chinese politics work covering the period from Deng Xiaoping to Xi Jinping.

A comprehensive but accessible examination of how elite Chinese politics work covering the period from Deng Xiaoping to Xi Jinping.

Compares the crucial role of Arab armies in state building, a decade after the 2011 Arab Uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Yemen and Syria.

Compares the crucial role of Arab armies in state building, a decade after the 2011 Arab Uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Yemen and Syria.

Reveals how political change and economic development led to the collapse of democracy and the origins of the Spanish Civil War.

Shows how financial globalization can be perilous, holding the capacity to finance the durability of authoritarian governments.

Former Pentagon insider Van Jackson explores how Trump and Kim reached - and avoided - the precipice of nuclear war.

Explains the failure of democratization efforts in Southeast Asia, and why have autocracies proved so resistant to democratic opening?

Provides an original analysis of the routine and spectacular forms of violence deployed by the Asad regime in Syria over the last four decades.

Explains how dictatorships rise, survive, and fall, along with why some but not all dictators wield vast powers.

An accessible introduction to the processes which shape politics and economics in contemporary Turkey.

Explains how bold efforts at profound progressive change provoked a powerful reactionary backlash that led to the imposition of brutal, regressive dictatorships.

Explains how autocrats compete in unfair elections in Africa and highlights the strengths and weaknesses of modern authoritarianism.

Examines how authoritarian regimes employ labour emigration in order to remain in power, both in Egypt and beyond.

Proposes that a distinct strain of literary modernism emerged in Europe in response to historical catastrophe.

A comprehensive look at the role of history, economics, security, threat perception, and domestic politics in the South Korea-United States alliance.

Civil society groups can strengthen an autocratic state''s coercive capacity, helping to suppress dissent and implement far-reaching policies.

A comprehensive look at the role of history, economics, security, threat perception, and domestic politics in the South Korea-United States alliance.

Examines how authoritarian regimes employ labour emigration in order to remain in power, both in Egypt and beyond.

Explains how dictatorships rise, survive, and fall, along with why some but not all dictators wield vast powers.

Proposes that a distinct strain of literary modernism emerged in Europe in response to historical catastrophe.

Launches a new research agenda on one of the most common but overlooked features of the democratization experience worldwide: authoritarian successor parties.

Looks at how Nigeria''s political parties compete for power in a context of transition, terrorism, and religious and ethnic tension.

Explains how bold efforts at profound progressive change provoked a powerful reactionary backlash that led to the imposition of brutal, regressive dictatorships.

Presents a new theory of the rise, evolution, decline, and collapse of political orders, exploring the impact of late-modernity upon the survival of democratic and authoritarian regimes.

Presents a new theory of the rise, evolution, decline, and collapse of political orders, exploring the impact of late-modernity upon the survival of democratic and authoritarian regimes.

Explores issues of global relevance around journalism''s relationship with political power through the lens of Southeast Asian states.

Offers the first systematic comparative analysis of the conditions under which populism slides into illiberal rule and the prospects for US democracy.