The armed forces and democracy in Latin America
By: J. Samuel Fitch.
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
Subjects: Civil-military relations -- Latin America.; Armed Forces -- Latin America -- Political activity.
Description: The author analyzes the contrasting patterns of military power in Latin America's post-transition regimes - those wishing to consolidate new democracies. He shows how learning from the past, the domestic environment and the international context affect military beliefs about their role in politics.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-254) and index.