{"product_id":"purges-edward-goldring-9781501787553","title":"Purges: How Dictators Fight to Survive","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePurges\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e delves into one of the key tactics that autocrats deploy to maintain power: the removal of individuals from within the regime. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Kim Jong Un's execution of his uncle to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's removal of over a hundred Turkish generals, purges bear significant consequences for the survival and endurance of autocrats. Yet much remains unknown about why dictators use purges and whether they achieve their intended effects. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on an original global dataset on civilian and military elite purges in dictatorships in addition to case studies spanning North and South Korea as well as Turkey, Edward Goldring examines the logic behind purges and their consequences. He shows that dictators purge to consolidate power, punish disloyalty, and scapegoat elites to alleviate popular threats. But even as purges help dictators consolidate power early in their tenure, purges actually weaken their position when they have been in power for a long time, prompting pushback. In the face of an increasing global shift toward authoritarian norms, \u003ci\u003ePurges\u003c\/i\u003e offers critical insight into how autocrats maintain--and sometimes lose--power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edward Goldring\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501787551\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501787553\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornell University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Edward Goldring","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48460261032191,"sku":"9781501787553","price":145.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_24d3fb4a-c1fb-4031-8a36-ca4fcaca88bc.jpg?v=1777413594","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/purges-edward-goldring-9781501787553","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}