In this classic work, noted political sociologist Juan Linz
provides an unparalleled study of the nature of nondemocratic
regimes. Linz's seminal analysis develops the fundamental
distinction between totalitarian and authoritarian systems. It also
presents a pathbreaking discussion of the personalistic, lawless,
nonideological type of authoritarian rule that he calls (following
Weber) the "sultanistic regime." The core of the book (including a
40-page bibliography) was published in 1975 as a chapter in the
Handbook of Political Science, long out of print. The author has
chosen not to change the original text for this new edition, but
instead has added an extensive introduction reflecting on some of
the contributions to the literature and the changes that have taken
place in world politics and in the nature of regimes since the
1970s.
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