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Introduction 2. Patronal politics and the great power of expectations 3. A patronal-politics reinterpretation of Eurasian history 4. Constitutions, elections, and regime dynamics 5. The emergence of networks and constitutions 6. The building of Eurasia's great power pyramids 7. Revolutions and other presidential ousters 8. Non-revolution in post-Soviet presidential systems 9. After revolution 10. Patronal parliamentarism 11. Explaining post-Soviet regime dynamics 12. Patronal politics in global comparative perspective.
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