Democracy under siege : new military power in Latin America / edited by Augusto Varas ; sponsored by the Joint Committee on Latin American Studies of the Social Science Research Council and the American Council of Learned Societies.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Varas, Augusto.

Joint Committee on Latin American Studies.

Series:

Contributions in military studies 0883-6884 ; no. 84.

Contributions in military studies. 0883-6884 ; no. 84

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil-military relations--Latin America--History--20th century.

Civil-military relations.

Armed Forces.

History.

Political participation.

Latin America--Politics and government--1948-1980.

Latin America.

Politics and government.

Latin America--Armed Forces--Political activity--History--20th century.

Latin America--Armed Forces--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

viii, 222 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Greenwood Press, 1989.

Summary:

The military has historically played a pivotal role in Latin American politics and society. This collection of essays, the product of a long-term research program organized by a group of prominent Latin American scholars, compares current linkages among the armed forces and local social and political structures and institutions. Within each nation studied, the contributing authors found increasing military autonomy vis-a-vis the state. They show that this institutional autonomy has allowed the military to develop as independent political entities within the various countries, a process that seems to be common to all Latin American societies.

Notes:

Includes index.

Bibliography: pages [205]-207.

ISBN:

0313260346

OCLC:

18381625