Until the Storm Passes : Politicians, Democracy, and the Demise of Brazil’s Military Dictatorship / Bryan Pitts.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pitts, Bryan, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Government, Resistance to--Brazil--History--20th century.

Government, Resistance to.

Brazil--Politics and government--1964-1985.

Brazil.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (268 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

University of California Press 2023

Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2023]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Until the Storm Passes reveals how Brazil's 1964–1985 military dictatorship contributed to its own demise by alienating the civilian political elites who initially helped bring it to power. Based on exhaustive research conducted in nearly twenty archives in five countries, as well as on oral histories with surviving politicians from the period, this book tells the surprising story of how the alternatingly self-interested and heroic resistance of the political class contributed decisively to Brazil's democratization. As they gradually turned against military rule, politicians began to embrace a political role for the masses that most of them would never have accepted in 1964, thus setting the stage for the breathtaking expansion of democracy that Brazil enjoyed over the next three decades.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Figures

List of Media Files

Acknowledgments

List of Abbreviations

Introduction. A Nation for All or a Few? The Political Class, the People, and the Rise and Fall of Brazil’s Military Dictatorship

1 “The Blood of the Youth Is Flowing” The Political Class and Its Children Take on the Military in 1968

2 “The Funeral of Democracy” The Showdown with the Military and Institutional Act No. 5

3 “The Political Class Has Learned Nothing” The Military Punishes the Political Class

4 “Sheltered under the Tree” The Everyday Practice of Politics under Dictatorial Rule

5 “We Aren’t a Flock of Little Sheep” The Political Class and the Limits of Liberalization

6 “We Cannot Think about Democracy the Way We Used To” The ABC Strikes and the Challenge of Popular Mobilization

7 “I Want to Vote for President” Diretas Já, the Political Class, and the Demise of the Military Dictatorship

Conclusion: Freedom, Justice, and Solidarity for Brazil? The Political Class under Dictatorship and Democracy

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

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ISBN:

9780520388369

OCLC:

1356521901