Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Further Reflections on Totalitarian and Authoritarian Regimes 1
5. 1. Introduction 49
6. 2. Totalitarian Systems 65
7. 3. Traditional Authority and Personal Rulership 143
8. 4. Authoritarian Regimes 159
9. 5. The Place of the World’s States in the Typology: An Attempt and Its Difficulties 263
10. 6. Concluding Comments 267
11. Notes 273
12. Bibliography 291
13. Index 329
14. About the Book 343