Coup d'État: A Practical Handbook, Revised Edition

Format: Paperback Language: English ISBN: 0674737261 ISBN13: 9780674737266 Release Date: April 2016 Publisher: Harvard University Press Length: 302 Pages Weight: 0.80 lbs. Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.2" Edward Luttwak's shocking 1968 handbook showed, step-by-step, how governments could be overthrown and inspired anti-coup precautions around the world. In addition to these instructions, his revised handbook offers a new way of looking at political power--one that considers the vulnerability of stable democracies after prolonged economic distress.