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The armed forces and democracy in Latin America

By John Samuel Fitch

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Publish Date

1998

Publisher

Johns Hopkins University Press

Language

eng

Pages

264

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.