Coup d'Etat—A Critical Theoretical Synthesis

While individual coups d'etat have often been the subject of attention by political scientists, there has not been much work done on coups as a generic political phenomenon. Bankowicz (political science, Jagiellonian U., Poland) aims to fill this gap by offering a theoretical political science analysis of coups as a general object. He offers a typology of coups, examines the relationship and distinctions between coups, revolutions, rebellions, civil war, and guerilla warfare; and addresses the techniques of coups detat. Annotation c2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Marek Bankowicz, born in 1960, is professor of political science and head of the Department of Contemporary Political Systems at the Institute of Political Science and International Relations at the Jagiellonian University (UJ) in Cracow. He is the author and co-author of many publications on comparative political science and the history of modern global politics.