Politics in Uniform : Military Officers and Dictatorship in Brazil, 1960-80 / Maud Chirio.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chirio, Maud, author.

Contributor:

Wilstead, Nadine, translator.

Moore, Melanie, translator.

Series:

Pitt Latin American series.

Pitt Latin American series

Standardized Title:

Política nos quarteis. English

Language:

English

French

Portuguese

Subjects (All):

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

Brazil.

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

Dictatorship.

Military government--Brazil--History--20th century.

Military government.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 PDF (xii, 274 pages) :) illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2018]

Summary:

Between 1964 and 1985, Brazil lived under the control of a repressive, anticommunist regime, where generals maintained all power. Respect for discipline and the absence of any and all political activity was demanded of lower-ranking officers, while their commanders ran the highest functions of state. Despite these circumstances, dozens of young captains, majors, and colonels believed that they too deserved to participate in the exercise of power. For two decades they carried on a clandestine political life that strongly influenced the regime's evolution. This book tells their story. It is history viewed from below, that pays attention to the origins of these actors, their career paths, their words, and their memories, as recounted not only in traditionally available material but also in numerous personal interviews and unpublished civilian and military archives. This behind-the-scenes political life presents a new perspective on the nature and the internal operations of the Brazilian dictatorial military state.

Contents:

Introduction. The unusual face of the Brazilian dictatorship

Conspiracies : 1961-1964

Continuing the revolution : 1964-1965

Consolidation and divergences : 1966-1968

Shaking the ground : 1969

At the heart of the system : 1970-1977

The final campaign : 1977-1978.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [257]-270) and index.

Translated from the French and revised by Melanie Moore and Nadine Wilstead.

Originally published in French as La politique en uniforme. Le experience bresilienne, 1960-1980 by Presses Universitaires de Rennes in 2016.

This book is based on author's doctoral thesis, defended at the University of Paris I.

This book is a translation, with expanded material for English-language readers, of Maud Chirio's original Portuguese-language work, A política nos quarteis: Revoltas e protestos de oficiais na ditadura militar brasileira.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780822986126

0822986124

OCLC:

1043831046