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3823260Vanishing Couphttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/vanishing-coup-9781442222724/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3505392/cd389508-cdc3-4248-ae27-b57fa361bf2f.jpg?v=63885643495607000019562173MXNBloomsbury PublishingInStock/Ebooks/<p>How did the Republic of Venice go 486 years without a single coup détat or coup attempt? Is it the same force that has generated stability in Britain since 1746, in the United States since 1776, and in a growing number of nations around the world?</p><p>This thoughtful and engaging book offers the first extended analysis of coups, which have played a central role in world history and politics. Ivan Perkins draws on his extensive research on the history and inner workings of coups to explain how a small but growing number of nations have escaped chronic violence and built states with perpetually peaceful transfers of power. Readers will explore the rising coup-free zone, from the baroque system behind 486 years of stability in Venice to todays heavy-handed but efficient regime in Singapore. Along the way, the author recounts some of historys most gripping political intrigues: the spontaneous street uprising against King Tarquinius Superbus in Rome, the machinations of Bengali officials that launched the British Empire, and the fears that compelled General Pinochet to join a coup and become dictator of Chile.</p><p>Perkins examines in detail the first three coup-free states. He argues against the standard theory of stability, which holds that professional military officers are so thoroughly trained in ethics and civilian control that leading a coup would be unthinkable. Instead, he proposes a new and simpler interpretation: stability is founded not on ethics but on law. An impartial rule of law weakens personal loyalty relationships, especially within the political-military establishment, and inhibits grand criminal conspiracies. The book concludes with a new explanation for the democratic peace and shows why coup-free states form enduring alliances.</p>...3759119Vanishing Coup19562173https://www.gandhi.com.mx/vanishing-coup-9781442222724/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3505392/cd389508-cdc3-4248-ae27-b57fa361bf2f.jpg?v=638856434956070000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20139781442222724_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_<p>How did the Republic of Venice go 486 years without a single coup détat or coup attempt? Is it the same force that has generated stability in Britain since 1746, in the United States since 1776, and in a growing number of nations around the world?</p><p>This thoughtful and engaging book offers the first extended analysis of coups, which have played a central role in world history and politics. Ivan Perkins draws on his extensive research on the history and inner workings of coups to explain how a small but growing number of nations have escaped chronic violence and built states with perpetually peaceful transfers of power. Readers will explore the rising coup-free zone, from the baroque system behind 486 years of stability in Venice to todays heavy-handed but efficient regime in Singapore. Along the way, the author recounts some of historys most gripping political intrigues: the spontaneous street uprising against King Tarquinius Superbus in Rome, the machinations of Bengali officials that launched the British Empire, and the fears that compelled General Pinochet to join a coup and become dictator of Chile.</p><p>Perkins examines in detail the first three coup-free states. He argues against the standard theory of stability, which holds that professional military officers are so thoroughly trained in ethics and civilian control that leading a coup would be unthinkable. Instead, he proposes a new and simpler interpretation: stability is founded not on ethics but on law. An impartial rule of law weakens personal loyalty relationships, especially within the political-military establishment, and inhibits grand criminal conspiracies. The book concludes with a new explanation for the democratic peace and shows why coup-free states form enduring alliances.</p>...9781442222724_Rowman & Littlefield Publishers(*_*)9781442222724_Bloomsbury Publishinglibro_electonico_554766a3-17e6-3bfa-ab51-24f6cd7fc424_9781442222724;9781442222724_9781442222724Ivan PerkinsInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/rowman_academic-epub-e320e988-f601-48fc-a726-e6fa914fda2c.epub2013-10-10T00:00:00+00:00Bloomsbury Publishing