TY - BOOK AU - CHEHABI H E (ed.) AU - LINZ Juan J (ed.) TI - Sultanistic regimes SN - 0801856949 (pbk.): PY - 1998/// CY - Baltimore, Md. PB - Johns Hopkins University Press KW - AUTHORITARIANISM KW - CUBA KW - POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT KW - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC KW - HAITI KW - IRAN KW - NICARAGUA KW - PHILIPPINES KW - TOTALITARIANISM N2 - 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 ER -