The Military in South American Politics
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The Military in South American Politics

  1. 406 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
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eBook - ePub

The Military in South American Politics

About this book

First published in 1985, The Military in South American Politics analyses the nature of military involvement in politics in Latin America. The author presents many original arguments in the course of his discussion of the key issues. These include: the civil-military system, whereby the military exert power and influence even when they are not in government; how this system and also military professionalism have developed over time; how the "corporatist" ethic of South America military differs from the "partisan" ethic of the military in Central American and Caribbean countries and the consequences of this; how there are different types of coups; how the military find it difficult to disengage; how the military often intervene to exercise the principle of "guardianship" in order to preserve the fabric of society and economy which, in South America, are remarkably stable despite the many coups. Throughout, the author draws on examples from all Latin American countries from the middle of the nineteenth century onwards and summarises the existing literature to support his rich and convincing arguments. The book concludes with a summary of the arguments and with a discussion of trends and the prospects for "real" democratisation. It is a must read for students and researchers of Latin American politics and military studies.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Original Title
  6. Original Copyright
  7. Contents
  8. Preface
  9. Introduction
  10. Chapter 1 Modernisation, Mass Society Theory and the Middle Class Military
  11. Chapter 2 Reactions against “Modernisation”; Dependency, Bureaucratic Authoritarianism and the State
  12. Chapter 3 The Military Institution; Some Comparisons from Central America and the Caribbean
  13. Chapter 4 From Status to Institution; Early Professionalisation and its Consequences
  14. Chapter 5 The Military Institution in Politics; The First Wave
  15. Chapter 6 Military Politics in the Post-War Decades
  16. Chapter 7 South American Military Institutions; A View Inside
  17. Chapter 8 Dilemmas of Military Regimes
  18. Chapter 9 The Brazilian Regimes since 1964
  19. Chapter 10 Military Governments and Military Failures in Argentina
  20. Chapter 11 Military Radicalism and After in Peru
  21. Chapter 12 Chile under Pinochet
  22. Chapter 13 Some Other Cases; Bolivia, Ecuador and Uruguay
  23. Chapter 14 The Military in South American Politics
  24. References
  25. Index