Table of Contents

*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*List of Tables, pg. ix*Preface, pg. xi*A Note on Terminology, pg. xv*1. Coup Theory: The Matter of Motive, pg. 1*2. Sri Lanka Society and Political Change, pg. 31*3. The Armed Forces: Their Construction and Reconstruction, pg. 53*4. The Conspirators: A Profile, pg. 76*5. Personal, Familial, and Factional Motives, pg. 89*6. Corporate Motives, pg. 109*7. Social Allegiances and Segmental Motives, pg. 130*8. The Political System and Coup Motives, pg. 147*9. Interpreting Intervention: Sri Lanka and the Developing World, pg. 179*Appendix: A Note on the Interviews, pg. 223*Index, pg. 233