CHEHABI H E (ed.) <br/><br/>
Sultanistic regimes 

 - Baltimore, Md.:  Johns Hopkins University Press,  1998 
 - 284p. 
<br/><br/> Examines extreme governments, based on raw power sustained by fear of punishment and hope of reward. Features common to these regimes include the leader's freedom to exercise power without restraint, corruption, and a short life-span. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0801856949 (pbk.):  16.95 US 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>AUTHORITARIANISM<br/>CUBA--POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT<br/>DOMINICAN REPUBLIC--POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT<br/>HAITI--POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT<br/>IRAN--POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT<br/>NICARAGUA--POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT<br/>PHILIPPINES--POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT<br/>POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT<br/>TOTALITARIANISM