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020			_z9781107139848 _q(hardback)
020			_z9781316505311 _q(paperback)
040			_aOTZ _beng _erda _epn _cOTZ
082	7	4	_a363.28/3095 _223 _bG824
100	1		_aGreitens, Sheena Chestnut, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aDictators and their Secret Police : _bCoercive Institutions and State Violence / _cSheena Chestnut Greitens.
246	3		_aDictators & their Secret Police
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2016.
300			_axix,324 pages ; _c24cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 Aug 2016).
520			_aHow do dictators stay in power? When, and how, do they use repression to do so? Dictators and their Secret Police explores the role of the coercive apparatus under authoritarian rule in Asia - how these secret organizations originated, how they operated, and how their violence affected ordinary citizens. Greitens argues that autocrats face a coercive dilemma: whether to create internal security forces designed to manage popular mobilization, or defend against potential coup. Violence against civilians, she suggests, is a byproduct of their attempt to resolve this dilemma. Drawing on a wealth of new historical evidence, this book challenges conventional wisdom on dictatorship: what autocrats are threatened by, how they respond, and how this affects the lives and security of the millions under their rule. It offers an unprecedented view into the use of surveillance, coercion, and violence, and sheds new light on the institutional and social foundations of authoritarian power.
650		4	_aDictatorship.
650		4	_aIntelligence service.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781107139848
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