Totalitarian and Authoritarian Regimes |
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| Author:
| Linz, Juan J. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-55587-890-0 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2000 |
| Publisher: | Lynne Rienner Publishers
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $24.50USD $26.50 |
Book Description:
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Originally a chapter in the Handbook of Political Science, this analysis develops the fundamental distinction between totalitarian and authoritarian systems. It emphasizes the personalistic, lawless, non-ideological type of authoritarian rule the author calls the "sultanistic regime".
Originally a chapter in the Handbook of Political Science, this analysis develops the fundamental distinction between totalitarian and authoritarian systems. It emphasizes the personalistic, lawless, non-ideological type of authoritarian rule the author calls the "sultanistic regime".