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This book will appeal to students and scholars of comparative politics, Asian studies, security studies, and international relations, as well as defense policymakers.

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A model for case study research. Choice Defect or Defend not only provides an interesting and provocative argument but also includes detailed empirical material that allows the reader to extend that analysis even further. Political Science Quarterly ...a valuable contribution to the literature on popular revolt and regime change. Survival

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
1. The Military and People Power Revolts
2. Authoritarian Institutions: Power Sharing, Personalism, and Military Defection
3. Personalism in the Philippines: The Fall of Marcos (1986)
4. Personalism in Indonesia: The Fall of Suharto (1998)
5. Power-sharing Authoritarianism in China and Burma
6. Thinking Comparatively: The Military and People Power Revolts
Notes
Index

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      Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press
      Published 2 February 2015
      ISBN-13 9781421415161
      978-1421415161
      ISBN-10 142141516X
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      Comparative politics Warfare and defence

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      This book will appeal to students and scholars of comparative politics, Asian studies, security studies, and international relations, as well as defense policymakers.

      Trade Review

      A model for case study research. Choice Defect or Defend not only provides an interesting and provocative argument but also includes detailed empirical material that allows the reader to extend that analysis even further. Political Science Quarterly ...a valuable contribution to the literature on popular revolt and regime change. Survival

      Table of Contents

      Acknowledgments
      1. The Military and People Power Revolts
      2. Authoritarian Institutions: Power Sharing, Personalism, and Military Defection
      3. Personalism in the Philippines: The Fall of Marcos (1986)
      4. Personalism in Indonesia: The Fall of Suharto (1998)
      5. Power-sharing Authoritarianism in China and Burma
      6. Thinking Comparatively: The Military and People Power Revolts
      Notes
      Index

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