Weapons of the wealthy : predatory regimes and elite-led protests in Central Asia / Scott Radnitz.

Author: Radnitz, Scott, 1978-

Imprint:Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 2010.

Descriptionxiii, 231 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.

Note:Introduction : puzzles of people power -- Institutional uncertainty and elite-led mobilization -- The view from below : communities as sites for collective action -- The view from above : state influences on elite opportunities -- Linkages across classes : the development of subversive clientelism -- Mobilization in rural Kyrgyzstan -- Elite networks and the Tulip Revolution -- Assessing the dynamics of mobilization in diverse contexts -- Conclusion : political economies, hybrid regimes, and challenges to democratization.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.

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