Weapons of the wealthy: predatory regimes and elite-led protests in Central Asia

Introduction : puzzles of people power

Institutional uncertainty and elite-led mobilization

The view from below : communities as sites for collective action

The view from above : state influences on elite opportunities

Linkages across classes : the development of subversive clientelism

Mobilization in rural Kyrgyzstan

Elite networks and the Tulip Revolution

Assessing the dynamics of mobilization in diverse contexts

Conclusion : political economies, hybrid regimes, and challenges to democratization.