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An analysis of Pakistani politics under President Mohammad Ayub Khan that focuses on the practical limitations of that leader's ability to mobilize mass backing even when he is supported by a powerful army. Of particular significance is the non-totalitarian character of Ayub Khan's program. Originally published in 1965. The Princeton Legacy Libra

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How and why did the Western tradition of political theorizing arise in Athens during the late fifth and fourth centuries BC Interweaving intellectual history with political philosophy and literary analysis, this book Ober argues that the tradition originated in a high-stakes debate about democracy.

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Examining how political forces affect economic policy decisions, this work provides a systematic treatment, organizing the increasingly influential "new political economy" as a more established field at the highly productive intersection of economics and political science. It is suitable for students in political science and economics.

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Arnold Brecht witnessed and participated in the course of German history from the late 19th century to the present. Serving under seven Reich chancellors, he became acting Secretary of State, and was finally removed from office by Hitler in 1933. This is an absorbing account of these momentous years: a Germany preoccupied with conquest, the catast

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In interviews with 170 politically active Iranians, the author reveals that politics in Iran are based on interpersonal relationships marked by insecurity, cynicism, and mistrust. He then assesses the significance of these characteristics for Iran's future development. Originally published in 1971. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest pri

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How have regimes used the agencies of criminal justice for their own purposes What characterizes the linkage of politics and justice Drawing on a wealth of foreign and domestic source material, Otto Kirchheimer examines systematically the structure of state protection, the nature of a strictly "political" trial, including the trial by fiat of the

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Using the assumptions of rationality and self-interest common to economic analysis, Professors Frohlich, Oppenheimer, and Young develop a profit-making theory of political behavior as it pertains to the supply of collective goods--defense, law and order, clean air, highways. Originally published in 1971. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the late

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To understand how change occurs in politics, we should turn from concentrating on intentional political actions to exploring everyday life, especially marginal frames of mind in which people are open to questioning existing ideas and institutions. In so contending, Takako Kishima offers fresh understandings of contemporary Japanese politicians and

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Contributors compare and analyze the modernization experiences of Japan and Turkey: John Whitney Hall, Halil Inalcik, Robert A. Scalapino, Roderic H. Davison, William W. Lockwood, Peter F. Sugar, R.P. Dore, Frederick W. Frey, Shuichi Kato, Kemal H. Karpat, Masamichi Inoki, Richard L. Chambers, Roger P. Hackett, Dankwart A. Rustow, Nobutaka Ike, and

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Japan's national government, and most of its local governments, have been in conservative hands for more than three decades. Recently, however, the strength of progressive opposition forces has been increasing at the local level. The contributors to this volume analyze this increasing opposition to determine whether it is a temporary phenomenon or

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Aims to counter two ideas: that popular interests will automatically generate political organizations and that such organizations will faithfully mirror the opinions and interests of their members. This book also demonstrates that the way in which political organizations are created and maintained has an impact on the opinions they represent.

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Theodore H. Friedgut scrutinizes mass political participation in the Soviet system, examining in detail the electoral process, the local councils, and the neighborhood committees from 1957 to the present. Originally published in 1979. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of

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