The Politics of Antipolitics: The Military in Latin AmericaThomas Davies, Brian Loveman Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1997 M10 1 - 438 páginas Latin America is moving toward democracy. The region's countries hold elections, choose leaders, and form new governments. But is the civilian government firmly in power? Or is the military still influencing policy and holding the elected politicians in check under the guise of guarding against corruption, instability, economic uncertainty, and other excesses of democracy? The editors of this work, Brian Loveman and Thomas M. Davies, Jr., argue that with or without direct military rule, antipolitics persists as a foundation of Latin American politics. This study examines the origins of antipolitics, traces its nineteenth- and twentieth-century history, and focuses on the years from 1965 to 1995 to emphasize the somewhat illusory transitions to democracy. This third edition of The Politics of Antipolitics has been revised and updated to focus on the post-Cold War era. With the demise of the Soviet state and international Marxism, the Latin American military has appropriated new threats including narcoterrorism, environmental exploitation, technology transfer, and even AIDS to redefine and relegitimate its role in social, economic, and political policy. The editors also address why and how the military rulers acceded to the return of civilian-elected governments and the military's defense against accusations of human rights abuses. |
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
The Politics of Antipolitics: The Military in Latin America Brian Loveman,Thomas M. Davies Vista previa limitada - 1997 |
The Politics of Antipolitics: The Military in Latin America Brian Loveman,Thomas M. Davies Vista de fragmentos - 1997 |
The Politics of Antipolitics: The Military in Latin America Brian Loveman,Thomas M. Davies Vista de fragmentos - 1997 |
Términos y frases comunes
administration antipolitics Argentina armed forces army army's Brazil Brazilian caudillos Chile Chilean civil civilian government command Communist Congress constitutional counterinsurgency coup crisis decree defense democracy democratic dictatorship economic El Salvador elections elites ernment established expanded foreign groups Guatemala guerrilla guerrilla warfare Hernández Martínez host nation human rights Ibáñez increased industrial Institutional Act interests internal ISBN João Figueiredo junta labor Latin American leaders legislation Leguía liberal ment mili military government military officers military regimes military rule military's Minister mission moral movement national security neoliberal nomic officer corps oligarchy opposition organizations patria percent Peru Peruvian Pinochet political parties politicians popular Popular Unity president presidential professional programs reform regimes of exception represented Republic responsibility revolution revolutionary role Salvador Salvadoran São Paulo sector social society soldiers strategy subversion tary terror terrorist theater threat tion tional traditional transition U.S. Southern Velasco workers