Zoltan Barany is the Frank C. Erwin, Jr. Centennial Professor of Government at the University of Texas. His books include The Soldier and the Changing State: Building Democratic Armies in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas and Democratic Breakdown and the Decline of the Russian Military (both Princeton).
In this superb book, Barany asks how many militaries in nearly 20 countries responded to popular uprisings from 1979 to 2011. * Choice * A pathbreaking book on the behavior of armed forces in times of popular revolutions. ---Hicham Bou Nassif, Perspectives on Politics Barany's short work is a welcome addition to the literature on revolutions for its clarity, accessibility, and range of case studies. ---Alistair Shawcross, International Journal on World Peace