The first edition of this book established itself as the basic modern history of Chile in English, its major thrust being the persistent tension between the Hispanic tradition in Chile and later outside factors - the expansion of Western European capitalism, imported liberalism, Marxism, and the influence of the United States. For this second ...
This perceptive book critically explores why the United States continues to pursue failed policies in Latin America. Leading scholars explain how policies intended to promote the rule of law instead generate corruption and institutional crisis, why policies seeking to promote democratization and stabilization instead generate populist ...
Defending la Patria, or homeland, is the historical mission claimed by Latin American armed forces. For la Patria is a comprehensive narrative history of the military's political role in Latin America in national defense and security. Latin American civil-military relations and the role of the armed forces in politics, like those of all modern ...
This is a collection of brief memoirs in which Rosales records his varied adventures in his native Chile, South America, Europe and during the California Gold Rush. Illustrations.
Latin America is moving toward democracy. But is the civilian government firmly in power? Or is the military still influencing policy and holding the elected politicians in check under the guise of guarding against corruption, instability, economic uncertainty, and other excesses of democracy? The editors of this work, Brian Loveman and Thomas M. ...
This examination of Chile's history covers the colonial period through to the present. It has a thematic style, which, by emphasizing continuities in such areas as urbanization, modernization, the role of the military, workers and rural labour in society and politics, allows a coherent picture of Chile's historical development to emerge through ...
The United States has carved the world into five pieces, maintaining troops and military leadership in each. Yet outside military and defense circles, the potential impact of post-1990 American strategic reach-or perhaps overreach-has not been given sufficient attention. This timely reader fills this gap by collecting the perspectives of American ...
This is a comprehensive study of the constitutional foundations of dictatorship and political repression in Spanish America, which reveals the historical roles of regimes of exception in impeding democratisation and in buttressing military participation in the region's politics.
USNORTHCOM, USSOUTHCOM, USCENTCOM, USEUCOM, and USPACCOM - the United States has carved the world into these five pieces with troops and military leadership in each. According to General Richard Myers, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, the 2002 Unified Command Plan prepares the United States for the future by assigning every area of the globe to a ...
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