For La Patria

Politics and the Armed Forces in Latin America
Herausgeber: Loveman, Brian

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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 A

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 333
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 255mm x 179mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 608g
• ISBN-13: 9780842027731
• ISBN-10: 0842027734
• Artikelnr.: 20963583

Autorenporträt

Edited by Brian Loveman

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction: Armed Forces, Militarylore, and la Patria Chapter 2
The Iberian Military Tradition: From the Kingdoms of Las Espanas to la
Patria Chapter 3 Inventing la Patria: Wars, Caudillismo, and Politics,
1810-1885 Chapter 4 Foreign Military Missions and la Patria Chapter 5
Variations on Patriotic Themes: la Patria and the Armed Forces from
Depression to Cold War Chapter 6 La Patria and the Cold War: Pearl Harbor
to the Bay of Pigs Chapter 7 La Patria and the Cold War: Bay of Pigs to the
Gulf of Fonseca Chapter 8 La Patria, Regional Security, and 'Democracy'
Chapter 9 La Patria, the Armed Forces, and Human Rights Chapter 10 La
Patria and Perestroika: Toward the Twenty-first Century Chapter 11 Glossary
Chapter 12 Bibliography Chapter 13 Index