{"product_id":"seizing-power-naunihal-singh-9781421413365","title":"Seizing Power: The Strategic Logic of Military Coups","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow coups happen and why half of them fail.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile coups drive a majority of regime changes and are responsible for the overthrow of many democratic governments, there has been very little empirical work on the subject. \u003ci\u003eSeizing Power \u003c\/i\u003edevelops a new theory of coup dynamics and outcomes, drawing on 300 hours of interviews with coup participants and an original dataset of 471 coup attempts worldwide from 1950 to 2000. Naunihal Singh delivers a concise and empirical evaluation, arguing that understanding the dynamics of military factions is essential to predicting the success or failure of coups. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSingh draws on an aspect of game theory known as a coordination game to explain coup dynamics. He finds a strong correlation between successful coups and the ability of military actors to project control and the inevitability of success. Examining Ghana's multiple coups and the 1991 coup attempt in the USSR, Singh shows how military actors project an image of impending victory that is often more powerful than the reality on the ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition, Singh also identifies three distinct types of coup dynamics, each with a different probability of success, based on where within the organization each coup originated: coups from top military officers, coups from the middle ranks, and mutinous coups from low-level soldiers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Naunihal Singh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1421413361\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781421413365\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.00w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2015 pg. 889","brand":"Naunihal Singh","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48088211816703,"sku":"9781421413365","price":62.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_594ddcaa-9821-48ef-9783-edf9ab45dd52.jpg?v=1769103676","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/seizing-power-naunihal-singh-9781421413365","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}