The soldier and the state in South America : essays in civil-military relations / edited by Patricio Silva.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Silva, Patricio

Series:

Latin American studies series (New York, N.Y.)

Latin American studies series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil-military relations--South America--Congresses.

Civil-military relations.

South America.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

x, 212 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke [Eng.] ; New York : Palgrave, 2001.

Summary:

After a long era of military rule, South American nations have been working on the construction of a new democratic order. This book provides a long-term historical assessment of the main features of civil-military relations in this region, from independence in the early 19th century to the current process of democratic consolidation, with special attention to the cases of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Peru.

Contents:

1 The Soldier and the State in South America: Introduction / Patricio Silva 1

2 Foreign Influences on the South American Military: Professionalization and Politicization / Frederick M. Nunn 13

3 War, Society and the State in South America, 1800-70 / Hans Vogel 39

4 The Army as a Modernizing Actor in Brazil, 1870-1930 / Celso Castro 53

5 Military Governments: Continuity and Change in Twentieth-Century South America / George Philip 71

6 Forging Military-Technocratic Alliances: The Ibanez and Pinochet Regimes in Chile / Patricio Silva 87

7 Mourning and Mistrust in Civil-Military Relations in Post-Dirty War Argentina / Antonius C.G.M. Robben 109

8 Political Orientations and Factionalism in the Brazilian Armed Forces, 1964-85 / Kees Koonings 127

9 Civil-Military Relations in Post-Authoritarian Chile / Francisco Rojas Aravena 151

10 In Permanent Retreat? The Modest Future Role of the Armed Forces in South America / Paul Cammack 175.

Notes:

Papers from an international conference held October 24-25, 1997 in Leiden, The Netherlands.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-205) and index.

ISBN:

0333930932

OCLC:

45064720