Role of the military in underdeveloped countries / edited by John J. Johnson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Johnson, John J., editor.

Rand Corporation.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton Legacy Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociology, Military--Congresses.

Sociology, Military.

Developing countries--Armed Forces--Political activity--Congresses.

Developing countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (435 p.)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1967.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This volume examines the social and political role of the armed forces in the emergent countries of Latin America, Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Middle East. The contributors include such distinguished historians and political scientists as Belmont Brice, James S. Coleman, and Lucian W. Pye. They offer here some searching observations on the political structure of the new states, on the relationship between the needs of internal order and those of external defense, and on the curious fact that military regimes, while they have promoted national development, social change, and free political practices in some countries, have hampered similar growth in others.Originally published in 1962.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

Introduction / Johnson, John J.

The Military in the Political Development of the New States / Shils, Edward

Armies in the Process of Political Modernization / Pye, Lucian W.

The Latin-American Military as a Politically Competing Group in Transitional Society / Johnson, John J.

Militarism and Politics in Latin America / Lieuwen, Edwin

The Stages of Militarism in Latin America / Alba, Victor

The Role of the Military in Indonesia / Pauker, Guy J.

The Army in Burmese Politics / Pye, Lucian W.

The Military in Thai Politics / Wilson, David A.

Middle Eastern Armies and the New Middle Class / Halpern, Manfred

The Role of the Military in Israel / Halpern, Ben

The Role of the Military in Sub-Saharan Africa / Coleman, James S. / Brice, Belmont

Biographical Sketches of the Authors

Index

Notes:

Papers of a conference sponsored by the Rand Corporation at Santa Monica, Calif., in August 1959.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780691649931

0691649936

9780691623276

0691623279

9781400878864

1400878861

OCLC:

966822837