We answer only to God
Subtitle: politics and the military in Panama, 1903-1947
By: Thomas L. Pearcy.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Albuquerque
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
Subjects: Panama. Guardia Nacional -- Political activity -- History.; Civil-military relations -- Panama -- History.; Social conflict -- Panama -- History.; Panama -- Politics and government -- 1903-1946.; Panama -- Politics and government -- 1946-1981.; Panama -- Relations -- United States.; United States -- Relations -- Panama.
Description: This book makes unprecedented use of Panamanian sources to study the military. It argues that their control of politics is not a temporary aberration but a natural result of the country's sociopolitical development. In exploring just how and when the military began dominating Panama's government, Pearcy fundamentally reinterprets the nation's modern history. He traces the slow and inevitable collapse of civilian rule during the first half of the century.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-222) and index.