The Political Dilemmas of Military Regimes

Christopher Clapham, George Philip

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2021
• Print ISBN: 9780367705794
• eBook ISBN: 9781000347531
• Edition: 1
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: Military & Maritime History
• Index: History

First published in 1985, The Political Dilemmas of Military Regimes was written against the backdrop of the increased prominence of military intervention in the political process during this century.

The book puts forward the argument that the basic problem for military regimes is not how they gain power, but what they can do with it once they have it. It discusses the enormous range of cultural and historical circumstances that military organisations are derived from, and how widely they vary in their structure, politics, and social composition. The book also highlights the dilemma of choosing between institutionalisation and demilitarisation as one that all military regimes must eventually face.

The Political Dilemmas of Military Regimes is an in-depth study that draws on global material and experiences from throughout the century.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Original Title Page
• Original Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• The Authors
• Acknowledgements
• 1. The Political Dilemmas of Military Regimes
• 2. Greece: Veto and Impasse, 1967–74
• 3. Turkey: The Army as Guardian of the Political Order
• 4. The Politics of the Post-Military State in Africa
• 5. Indonesia: Slow March Into an Uncertain Future
• 6. Military Rule in South America: The Dilemmas of Authoritarianism
• 7. Argentina: The Authoritarian Impasse
• 8. Central America: Collapse of the Military System
• 9. Riding the Tiger: Institutionalising the Military Regimes in Pakistan and Bangladesh
• 10. Sudan: The Retreat to Military Clientelism
• 11. Ethiopia: The Institutionalisation of a Marxist Military Regime
• Index