Dictatorship in South America / Jerry Dávila.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dávila, Jerry, 1970-

Series:

Viewpoints/puntos de vista

Viewpoints/puntos de vista : themes and interpretations in Latin American history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dictatorship.

History.

South America--Politics and government--20th century.

South America.

Politics and government.

Dictatorship--South America--Case studies.

Brazil--Politics and government--20th century.

Brazil.

Argentina--Politics and government--20th century.

Argentina.

Chile--Politics and government--20th century.

Chile.

Dictatorship--Brazil--History--20th century.

Dictatorship--Argentina--History--20th century.

Dictatorship--Chile--History--20th century.

Cold War.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xvi, 207 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013.

Summary:

Assassination and political upheaval characterize the Cold War period in South America. Dictatorship in South America explores the Latin American experience of military dictatorship during this era, depicting citizens' relationship with the brutal juntas that cycled in and out of power. Focusing on the experiences of Brazil, Chile, and Argentina, Dictatorship in South America delves into the wider political aftermath of the Cuban Revolution, an event that captured the minds of the public and pushed political regimes toward greater conservatism. Dávila argues that the radical Utopian dreams of students and workers in the aftermath of the Cuban Revolution, fueled in later years by events in 1960s United States and Europe, were confronted by equally radical right-wing projects realized by the armed forces in Brazil, Chile, and Argentina. Yet behind the appearance of order and progress promoted by the generals, whose unapologetic capitalism disguised unsustainable capital flight and exploitation, lay internal disorder, violence, and the systematic abuse of human rights: the "disappeared" were a real social group, albeit defined by their absence and presumed deaths. This history of three countries' experience with dictatorship, economic crisis, and grassroots re-democratization brings a new perspective to the study of modern Latin American history. Book jacket.

Contents:

Latin America in the Cold War : Dependency, Development and Liberation

Brazil : What Road to Development?

Argentina : Between Peronism and Military Rule

Chile : From Pluralistic Socialism to Authoritarian Free Market

Argentina : The Terrorist State

Brazil : The Long Road Back

Chile : A Protected Democracy?

Notes:

"A John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., publication."

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781405190558

1405190558

9781405190565

1405190566

OCLC:

820108972