Ben Ali's Tunisia power and contention in an authoritarian regime Wolf, Anne (Anne M.) creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. History enk 2023 2023 monographic eng remote 1 online resource "Based on a wealth of new primary data, Anne Wolf offers the first account of the internal regime factors that—so she demonstrates—ultimately caused the fall of the longtime dictatorship of Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali in Tunisia during the Arab Uprisings, challenging studies focusing on the role of mass mobilization alone. She shows that in the last decade of Ben Ali's presidency, dissent within his ruling party, the Constitutional Democratic Rally, mounted to such an extent that followers began challenging their own powerbroker, culminating in regime figures staging a secret coup d'état against Ben Ali in January 2011—an event which has not been uncovered before. Wolf proposes a new theory of power and contention within ruling parties in authoritarian regimes to explain how dictators seek to fortify their rule and foster party-political stability, but also when, why, and how they succumb to internal contention and with what effect"--Publisher's description. The dictator's party : a theory of power and contention -- A man amongst others...a man above all -- Fortifying Carthage -- All in the family -- The rebellion. Anne Wolf. Includes bibliographical references and index. f-ti--- Bin ʻAlī, Zayn al-ʻĀbidīn Bin ʻAlī, Zayn al-ʻĀbidīn Tunisia Politics and government 1987-2011 Tunisia History 1987- Tunisie Politique et gouvernement 1987-2011 Political Freedom POLITICAL SCIENCE Political Ideologies Middle Eastern World Politics and government Tunisia African history History Since 1987 fast DT266.7 .W65 2023 961.1052 Ben Ali's Tunisia Wolf, Anne (Anne M.). Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford Univeristy Press, [2023] (DLC) 2022940614 (OCoLC)1322046648 9780191964541 0191964549 9780192694812 0192694812 0192868500 9780192868503 9780192694805 0192694804 http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login?url=https://academic.oup.com/book/45728 http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780192868503.001.0001 YDX 220603 20260318164329.6 in00005697131 eng