Defect or Defend : Military Responses to Popular Protests in Authoritarian Asia.
Lee, Terence.
Defect or Defend : Military Responses to Popular Protests in Authoritarian Asia. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (265 pages)
Cover -- 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 -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.
This book will appeal to students and scholars of comparative politics, Asian studies, security studies, and international relations, as well as defense policymakers.
9781421415178
Soeharto,-1921-2008.
Protest movements-Asia-Case studies.
Authoritarianism-Asia-Case studies.
Buddhist monks-Political activity-Burma.
Asia-Armed Forces-Political activity-Case studies.
Philippines-History-Revolution, 1986.
Indonesia-Politics and government-1966-1998.
China-History-Tiananmen Square Incident, 1989.
Burma-Politics and government-1988-.
Electronic books.
UA830 .L44 2015
363.32/3095
Defect or Defend : Military Responses to Popular Protests in Authoritarian Asia. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (265 pages)
Cover -- 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 -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.
This book will appeal to students and scholars of comparative politics, Asian studies, security studies, and international relations, as well as defense policymakers.
9781421415178
Soeharto,-1921-2008.
Protest movements-Asia-Case studies.
Authoritarianism-Asia-Case studies.
Buddhist monks-Political activity-Burma.
Asia-Armed Forces-Political activity-Case studies.
Philippines-History-Revolution, 1986.
Indonesia-Politics and government-1966-1998.
China-History-Tiananmen Square Incident, 1989.
Burma-Politics and government-1988-.
Electronic books.
UA830 .L44 2015
363.32/3095