Defiant dictatorships : communist and Middle-Eastern dictatorships in a democratic age
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
Print Book, English, 1997
New York University Press, Washington Square, N.Y., 1997