The Geography of Power

Steppes and the Deep Roots of Autocracy

AvWilliam R. Thompson,Leila Zakhirova

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

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Beskrivning

Why are most contemporary autocracies concentrated between Siberia and Central Africa while other regions remain largely democratic? This book uncovers the deep historical forces behind that divide, tracing how geography-particularly the vast steppe grasslands-and political-economic conflicts between nomadic and sedentary societies shaped enduring patterns of power. These structured conflicts reinforced authoritarian persistence across half the globe, creating a binary world with starkly different opportunities and threats. The result is a long-standing geopolitical fault line that continues to shape global politics today, exemplified by the autocratic axis of China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea. Combining insights from geography, history, and political economy, this book offers a compelling explanation of why authoritarianism thrives -and why democracy prevails elsewhere.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2026-09-30
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:300
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9781009783774

Utforska kategorier

Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik
Statsskick: diktatur inom Samhälle och politik
Ekonomisk politik inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap

Mer om författaren

William R. Thompson is Distinguished Professor and Rogers Chair of Political Science Emeritus, in the Department of Political Science at Indiana University. Leila Zakhirova is Chair and Associate Professor in the Political Science Department at Concordia College.

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'Thompson and Zakhirova build upon their novel observation regarding the geographic distribution of authoritarianism, refusing simple explanations, and providing a master class on assembling important insights from half a dozen academic fields.' Robert A. Denemark, Department of Political Science, University of Delaware

Innehållsförteckning

1. The argument; 2. Other long-term influences; 3. Our model; 4. Three prominent Eastern Eurasian cases: China, Iran, and Russia; 5. The Middle Eastern and North African variant; 6. The sub-Saharan African Variant; 7. Caveats on the protected zone idea: Europe, Southeast Asia, and the Americas; 8. Democracies, autocracies, heartlands, and rimlands.

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