The Politics of Military Rule in Brazil, 1964-1985 [electronic resource].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Skidmore, Thomas E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military government.

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

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

Brazil.

Brazil--Economic conditions--1964-1985.

Local Subjects:

Military government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (433 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1993.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The largest and most important country in Latin America, Brazil was the first to succumb to the military coups that struck that region in the 1960s and the early 1970s. In this authoritative study, Thomas E. Skidmore, one of America's leading experts on Latin America and, in particular, onBrazil, offers the first analysis of more than two decades of military rule, from the overthrow of Joao Goulart in 1964, to the return of democratic civilian government in 1985 with the presidency of Jose Sarney. A sequel to Skidmore's highly acclaimed Politics in Brazil, 1930-1964, this volume explores the

Contents:

Contents; Chapter I: The Origins of the 1964 Revolution; Chapter II: Castelo Branco: Cleaning House-April 1964-March 1965; Chapter III: Castelo Branco: The Attempt to Institutionalize; Chapter IV: Costa e Silva: The Military Tighten Their Grip; Chapter V: Médici: The Authoritarian Face; Chapter VI: Geisel: Toward Abertura; Chapter VII: Figueiredo: The Twilight of Military Government; Chapter VIII: The New Republic: Prospects for Democracy; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-280-52469-3

0-19-802097-X

OCLC:

476014936