| Description |
xxvii, 331 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm. |
| Series |
Latin American silhouettes
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : armed forces, militarylore, and la Patria -- The Iberian military tradition : from the kingdoms of las Espaņas to la Patria -- Inventing la Patria : wars, Caudillismo, and politics, 1810-1885 -- Foreign military missions and la Patria -- Variations on patriotic themes : La Patria and the armed forces from the Great Depression to the Cold War -- La Patria and the Cold War : from Pearl Harbor to the Bay of Pigs -- La Patria and the Cold War : from the Bay of Pigs to the Gulf of Fonseca -- La Patria, regional security, and "democracy" -- La Patria, the armed forces and human rights -- La Patria and Perestroika : toward the twenty-first century. |
| Subject |
Civil-military relations -- Latin America.
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Patriotism -- Latin America.
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Latin America -- Armed Forces -- Political activity.
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Latin America -- Politics and government -- 1830-1948.
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Latin America -- Politics and government -- 1980-
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| ISBN |
0842027734 (pbk. : recycled, alk. paper) |
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0842027726 (recycled, alk. paper) |
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