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005			20220929081252.0
008			220712s2022 nju 001 0 eng d
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035			_a(OCoLC)1338670612
092			_a947.086 _bF948
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aFrye, Timothy, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aWeak strongman : _bthe limits of power in Putin's Russia / _cTimothy Frye.
264		1	_aPrinceton : _bPrinceton University Press, _c2022.
300			_axxi, 271 pages ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aPreface -- Information Warrior -- Putinology and Exceptional Russia -- The Autocrat's Dilemmas -- Better to Be Feared and Loved: President Putin's Popularity -- The Surprising Importance of Russia's Manipulated Elections -- Neither as Strong nor as Weak as It Looks: Russia's Economy -- Hitting Them with Carrots: The Role of Repression -- Mysterious Ways: Media Manipulation at Home -- Great Power Posing: Russian Foreign Policy -- Why Russia Hacks: Digital Persuasion and Coercion Abroad -- Conclusion: The Death of Expertise?
520			_a"Media and public discussion tends to understand Russian politics as a direct reflection of Vladimir Putin's seeming omnipotence or Russia's unique history and culture. Yet Russia is remarkably similar to other autocracies--and recognizing this illuminates the inherent limits to Putin's power. Weak Strongman challenges the conventional wisdom about Putin's Russia, highlighting the difficult trade-offs that confront the Kremlin on issues ranging from election fraud and repression to propaganda and foreign policy. Drawing on three decades of his own on-the-ground experience and research as well as insights from a new generation of social scientists that have received little attention outside academia, Timothy Frye reveals how much we overlook about today's Russia when we focus solely on Putin or Russian exceptionalism. Frye brings a new understanding to a host of crucial questions: How popular is Putin? Is Russian propaganda effective? Why are relations with the West so fraught? Can Russian cyber warriors really swing foreign elections? In answering these and other questions, Frye offers a highly accessible reassessment of Russian politics that highlights the challenges of governing Russia and the nature of modern autocracy. Rich in personal anecdotes and cutting-edge social science, Weak Strongman offers the best evidence available about how Russia actually works"-- _cProvided by publisher
600	1	0	_aPutin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, _d1952- _xInfluence. _9272448
650		0	_aPolitical culture _zRussia (Federation) _9245102
651		0	_aRussia (Federation) _xPolitics and government _y21st century.
650		0	_aPower (Social sciences) _zRussia (Federation) _9265882
651		0	_aRussia (Federation) _xPolitics and government _y1991- _943935
651		0	_aRussia (Federation) _xForeign relations. _9195565
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