One of the hemisphere's foremost authorities on the military's role in politics, particularly in Brazil, Alfred Stepan focuses sharply on how the armed forces have participated in the process of transition from authoritarian rule to democratic politics in Brazil, with comparative references to Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Spain. A lucid and provocative analysis of an important and underresearched topic.
In This Review
Rethinking Military Politics: Brazil And The Southern Cone
Rethinking Military Politics: Brazil And The Southern Cone
Princeton University Press,
1988
167 pp.
$25.00 Purchase
In This Review
Rethinking Military Politics: Brazil And The Southern Cone
Rethinking Military Politics: Brazil And The Southern Cone
Princeton University Press,
1988
167 pp.
$25.00 Purchase
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