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Book Title: Shock to the System : Coups, Elections, and War on the Road to Democratization
Number of Pages: 368 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication Year: 2021
Topic: Political Process / Campaigns & Elections, General, Political Ideologies / Democracy, Political Freedom
Item Height: 0.8 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Political Science
Item Weight: 19.4 Oz
Author: Michael K. Miller
Item Length: 9.3 in
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
