The Military in Politics : : Changing Patterns in Brazil /

The Military in Politics : : Changing Patterns in Brazil / / Alfred C. Stepan.

The nature of the military institution in Brazil, its relations with civilian governments up to 1964, and its use of power since the coup of that year are examined by Alfred Stepan. Throughout his study, while looking at the Brazilian experience, he tests and reformulates implicit and explicit model...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1931-1979
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Stepan, Alfred C.,
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015]
©1971
Year of Publication:2015
Language:English
Series:Princeton Legacy Library ; 1795
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Physical Description:1 online resource (328 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Tables and Figures
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • PART I. The Military in Politics: The Institutional Background
  • Chapter 1. Military Organizational Unity and National Orientation: Hypotheses and Qualifications
  • Chapter 2. The Size of the Military: Its Relevance for Political Behavior
  • Chapter 3. Social Origins and Internal Organization of the Officer Corps: Their Political Significance
  • PART II. The "Moderating Pattern" of Civil-Military Relations: Brazil, 1945-1964
  • Chapter 4. Civilian Aspects of the "Moderating Pattern"
  • Chapter 5. The Functioning of the "Moderating Pattern"- A Comparative Analysis of Five Coups, 1945-1964
  • PART III. The Breakdown of the "Moderating Pattern" of Civil-Military Relations and the Emergence of Military Rule
  • Chapter 6. The Growing Sense of Crisis in the Regime, 1961-1964: Its Impact on the "Moderating Pattern"
  • Chapter 7. The Impact of Political and Economic Crises on the Military: Growth of Institutional Fears, 1961-1964
  • Chapter 8. The Impact of Political and Economic Crises on the Military: The Escola Superior de Guerra and the Development of a New Military Ideology
  • Chapter 9. The Assumption of Power- The Revolution of 1964
  • PART IV. The Brazilian Military in Power, 1964-1968: A Case Study of the Political Problems of Military Government
  • Chapter 10. The Military in Power: First Political Decisions and Problems
  • Chapter 11. Military Unity and Military Succession: An Elite Analysis of the Castello Bronco Government
  • Chapter 12. The Military as an Institution Versus the Military as Government
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index
  • Backmatter

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