Ruling But Not Governing: The Military and Political Development in Egypt, Algeria, and Turkey

by Steven A. Cook

Book Overview

Ruling But Not Governing highlights the critical role that the military plays in the stability of the Egyptian, Algerian, and, until recently, Turkish political systems. This in-depth study demonstrates that while the soldiers and materiel of Middle Eastern militaries form the obvious outer perimeter of regime protection, it is actually the less apparent, multilayered institutional legacies of military domination that play the decisive...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801885914
• ISBN13: 9780801885914
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher