{"product_id":"between-military-rule-and-democracy-yaprak-gursoy-9780472130429","title":"Between Military Rule and Democracy: Regime Consolidation in Greece, Turkey, and Beyond","description":"Why do the armed forces sometimes intervene in politics via short-lived coups d'état, at other times establish or support authoritarian regimes, or in some cases come under the democratic control of civilians? To find answers, Yaprak Gürsoy examines four episodes of authoritarianism, six periods of democracy, and ten short-lived coups in Greece and Turkey, and then applies her resultant theory to four more recent military interventions in Thailand and Egypt. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Based on more than 150 interviews with Greek and Turkish elites, Gürsoy offers a detailed analysis of both countries from the interwar period to recent regime crises. She argues that officers, politicians, and businesspeople prefer democracy, authoritarianism, or short-lived coups depending on the degree of threat they perceive to their interests from each other and the lower classes. The power of elites relative to the opposition, determined in part by the coalitions they establish with each other, affects the success of military interventions and the consolidation of regimes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With historical and theoretical depth, \u003ci\u003eBetween Military Rule and Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e will interest students of regime change and civil-military relations in Greece, Turkey, Thailand, and Egypt, as well as in countries facing similar challenges to democratization. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yaprak Gursoy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0472130420\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780472130429\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Michigan Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/06\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.10d","brand":"Yaprak Gursoy","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086709436671,"sku":"9780472130429","price":84.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8c2bbd0c-272d-48bc-8776-2585abd7b17a.jpg?v=1769096123","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/between-military-rule-and-democracy-yaprak-gursoy-9780472130429","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}