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Author Hunter, Wendy

Title Eroding military influence in Brazil : politicians against soldiers / Wendy Hunter
Published Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©1997

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 243 pages) : illustrations
Contents Ch. 1. The Reduction of Military Influence in Postauthoritarian Brazil: Analytic Themes -- Ch. 2. Military Strength at the Inception of Civilian Rule -- Ch. 3. Military Prerogatives and Institutional Structures under the New Democracy -- Ch. 4. Labor Rights in Brazil's New Democracy: Politicians Rein in the Military -- Ch. 5. Budgetary Politics: Soldiers and Politicians Compete -- Ch. 6. Civil-Military Conflict over the Amazon
Summary "Major reconsideration of civil-military relations in post-authoritarian Brazil uses case studies of labor rights, federal budgeting, and control over Amazonia to argue that logic of competitive politics allowed civilian politicians to gradually erode military influence. Well researched and documented"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57. http://www.loc.gov/hlas
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-233) and index
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Subject Civil-military relations -- Brazil
Civil-military relations.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- General.
Civil-military relations
Politics and government
Politik
Militär
Militairen.
Democratie.
Government - Central & South America.
Government - Non-U.S.
Law, Politics & Government.
Relations pouvoir civil-pouvoir militaire -- Brésil.
SUBJECT Brazil -- Politics and government -- 1985-
Subject Brazil
Brasilien
Brésil -- Politique et gouvernement -- 1985-2002.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 0585027544
9780585027548
0807862207
9780807862209