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Material Type: | Internet resource |
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Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Paul Brooker |
ISBN: | 0814713114 9780814713112 |
OCLC Number: | 36817139 |
Description: | v, 223 pages ; 23 cm |
Contents: | 1. Defiance as a Stabilising Influence -- 2. Communist China -- 3. Communist Vietnam -- 4. Communist North Korea -- 5. Communist Cuba -- 6. Baathist Syria -- 7. Baathist Iraq -- 8. Qadhafi's Libya -- 9. Khomeinist Iran -- Appendix I. Communist Ideology, Economy and Political Structure -- the Orthodox Model -- Appendix II. Baathist Ideology and Structure. |
Responsibility: | Paul Brooker. |
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Abstract:
As much of Eastern Europe emerged after decades of communist rule, dictators in China, Vietnam, North Korea, Cuba, Syria, Iraq, Libya and Iran maintained a firm grasp on their power. Illustrating how overt defiance of external military or political foes has been employed with lasting success to shore up power, Paul Brooker examines the political structures, ideologies and economic policies of these eight dictatorships as a means of explaining their longevity.
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