How Armies Respond to Revolutions and Why

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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

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"In this superb book, Barany asks how many militaries in nearly 20 countries responded to popular uprisings from 1979 to 2011."--Choice "Barany's short work is a welcome addition to the literature on revolutions for its clarity, accessibility, and range of case studies."--Alistair Shawcross, International Journal on World Peace

Author Bio

Zoltan Barany is the Frank C. Erwin, Jr. Centennial Professor of Government at the University of Texas. His books include The Soldier and the Changing State: Building Democratic Armies in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas and Democratic Breakdown and the Decline of the Russian Military (both Princeton).