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100 1 _aCHEHABI H E (ed.)
245 0 _aSultanistic regimes
260 _aBaltimore, Md.:
_bJohns Hopkins University Press,
_c1998
300 _a284p.
520 3 _aExamines 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.
650 _aAUTHORITARIANISM
650 _aCUBA
_xPOLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
650 _aDOMINICAN REPUBLIC
_xPOLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
650 _aHAITI
_xPOLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
650 _aIRAN
_xPOLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
650 _aNICARAGUA
_xPOLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
650 _aPHILIPPINES
_xPOLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
650 _aPOLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
650 _aTOTALITARIANISM
700 _aLINZ Juan J (ed.)
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