Overview

Dr. Linda A. Rodriguez has assembled a new collection of essays that finally provides the historical context necessary to understand the Latin American military. The articles included here examine a variety of time periods and nations, from the counterinsurgency army of New Spain, to the nineteenth-century War of the Pacific, to the modern relationship between the military and development. The contributors look at the ways in which Latin America's armed forces have changed over time, and how external threats as well as internal rivalries have shaped the military. Together, these essays trace the roots of the military's power and the growth of its political influence.

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Author:   Linda A. Rodriguez
Publisher:   Rowman & Littlefield
Imprint:   Rowman & Littlefield
Volume:   No. 8
Dimensions:   Width: 15.10cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.404kg
ISBN:  

9780842024334

ISBN 10:   0842024336
Pages:   239
Publication Date:   01 August 1997
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Chapter 1 International War and Government Modernization: The Military—A Case Study Chapter 2 ""La Causa Buena"": The Counterinsurgency Army of New Spain and the Ten Years' War Chapter 3 Authoritarianism and Militarism in Ecuador Chapter 4 The War of the Pacific Chapter 5 The South American Military Tradition: Preprofessional Armies in Argentina, Chile, Peru, and Brazil Chapter 6 The Armed Forces and Industrialists in Modern Brazil: The Drive for Military Autonomy, 1889-1945 Chapter 7 Caudillismo and Institutional Change: Manuel Odrìa and the Peruvian Armed Forces, 1948-1956 Chapter 8 The Military and Development Chapter 9 The Latin American Military, Low-Intensity Conflict, and Democracy Chapter 10 Military Professionalism and Nonintervention in Mexico"

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The editor's excellent introduction sensitively frames this outstanding collection of articles that treats the Latin American military from colonial times to the 1990s. Rodr guez emphasizes both internal and external miitary missions, rightly focusing on the international context for development of the Latin American militaries. . . . A valuable text.--Loveman, Brian

Author Information

Linda Alexander Rodrìguez is assistant director of the Latin American Center at the University of California, Los Angeles.

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