Authoritarian Regimes in Latin America: Dictators, Despots,

Authoritarian Regimes in Latin America: Dictators, Despots, and Tyrants: Dictators, Despots, and Tyrants (Jaguar Books on Latin America)
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This thoughtful text describes how Latin America's authoritarian culture has been and continues to be reflected in a variety of governments, from the near-anarchy of the early regional bosses (caudillos), to all-powerful personalistic dictators or oligarchic machines, to contemporary mass-movement regimes like Castro's Cuba or Peron's Argentina. Taking a student-friendly chronological approach, Paul Lewis also analyzes how the internal dynamics of each historical phase of the region's development led to the next. He describes how dominant ideologies of the period were used to shape, and justify, each regime's power structure. Balanced yet cautious about the future of democracy in the region, this accessible book will be invaluable for courses on contemporary Latin America.
Country USA
Brand Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Manufacturer Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 0742537390_used
ReleaseDate 2005-09-21
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780742537392

Country	USA
Brand	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Manufacturer	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	0742537390_used
ReleaseDate	2005-09-21
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780742537392

Authoritarian Regimes in Latin America: Dictators, Despots, and Tyrants: Dictators, Despots, and Tyrants (Jaguar Books on Latin America)