Overview
Presents the first comparative analysis of the US role in coups in Pakistan and Turkey
Draws upon original interviews with former Pakistani and Turkish generals and diplomats
Fills a gap in scholarship on military-to-military relations between an external power and a country subject to a coup
Appeals to scholars of international relations, military history, Cold War history, diplomatic history, and political science
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (5 chapters)
Keywords
- civil-military relations
- military-to-military relations
- U.S. involvement in Middle East
- international military education and training
- armed forces in Turkey and Pakistan
- armies in the Middle East
- Arab Spring
- external actors in coups
- 1960 Turkey coup
- 1980 Turkey coup
- 1958 Pakistan coup
- 1977 Pakistan coup
- military coups in Middle East
- Middle East during Cold War
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Reviews
“This is an analytically probing study of the American role in military interventions in Turkey and Pakistan since the late fifties. Balanced in its assessments of the internal and external factors that led to military takeovers in the two countries, the book makes a persuasive case for keeping a clear distinction between conspiratorial assessments of external factors and the relative autonomy of coup makers in determining the timing, method and duration of their seizure of state power. Nuanced and accessible, this is a welcome addition to the comparative literature on the difficult transition from military authoritarianism to democratic consolidation.” (Ayesha Jalal, Mary Richardson Professor of History, Tufts University, USA)
“Ömer Aslan makes a convincing case that although the U.S. did not instigate past military coups d’état in Turkey and Pakistan, its half-hearted messaging beforehand and lack of unequivocal opposition afterwards had a big impact on how plotters calculated their chances. Through strong theoretical grounding and impressively careful combing of available sources, he provides a nuanced account of great value to anyone working in this field.” (Yezid Sayigh, Senior Fellow, Carnegie Middle East Center, Lebanon)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The United States and Military Coups in Turkey and Pakistan
Book Subtitle: Between Conspiracy and Reality
Authors: Ömer Aslan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66011-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-66010-3Published: 04 December 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-88152-2Published: 04 September 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-66011-0Published: 14 November 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 294
Number of Illustrations: 6 illustrations in colour
Topics: Modern History, History of the Middle East, History of Military, US History, Middle Eastern Politics