Coup d'état, a practical handbook

"A book that aids understanding how governments and states really work. That aim is pursued by presenting in full detail how a coup d'état would be planned and executed, from the first approach to fellow-conspirators, to the post-coup announcements promising a new era of progress and stability. Coup d' État has continued to find readers around the world--it has appeared in sixteen foreign languages--but with the passage of time, this fully revised new edition became necessary. Even readers who do not plan to use it as a practical handbook will find it interesting, as well as instructive."--Provided by publisher.

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgment -- Preface to the 2016 Edition -- Preface to the First Edition -- Foreword by Walter Laqueur (1978) -- Chapter 1. What Is the Coup d'État? -- Chapter 2. When Is a Coup d'État Possible? -- Chapter 3. The Strategy of the Coup d'État -- Chapter 4. The Planning of the Coup d'État -- Chapter 5. The Execution of the Coup d'État -- Appendix A. The Economics of Repression -- Appendix B. Tactical Aspects of the Coup d'État -- Appendix C. Statistics -- Index

"A book that aids understanding how governments and states really work. That aim is pursued by presenting in full detail how a coup d'état would be planned and executed, from the first approach to fellow-conspirators, to the post-coup announcements promising a new era of progress and stability. Coup d' État has continued to find readers around the world----it has appeared in sixteen foreign languages--but with the passage of time, this fully revised new edition became necessary. Even readers who do not plan to use it as a practical handbook will find it interesting, as well as instructive."--Provided by publisher