Weapons of the wealthy : predatory regimes and elite-led protests in Central Asia /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Radnitz, Scott, 1978-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 2010.
Subjects:	Kyrgyzstan > Politics and government > 21st century. Uzbekistan > Politics and government > 21st century. Demonstrations > Kyrgyzstan. Demonstrations > Uzbekistan. Political participation > Kyrgyzstan. Political participation > Uzbekistan. Elite (Social sciences) > Kyrgyzstan. Elite (Social sciences) > Uzbekistan.

Table of Contents:

Introduction : puzzles of people power
Institutional uncertainty and elite-led mobilization
The view from below : communities as sites for collective action
The view from above : state influences on elite opportunities
Linkages across classes : the development of subversive clientelism
Mobilization in rural Kyrgyzstan
Elite networks and the Tulip Revolution
Assessing the dynamics of mobilization in diverse contexts
Conclusion : political economies, hybrid regimes, and challenges to democratization.