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by Alfred C. Stepan (Author) "THE TITLE of this chapter is certainly ponderous, possibly pompous, but unfortunately necessary..." (more)
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Alfred Stepan ... now presents what is likely to become a classic work of regime translation and the obstacles facing civilian rule in the Southern Cone. To do justice to the complexity and wealth of data and analysis presented in Rethinking Military Politicswould require more space than is available for this brief review. -- Review

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Alfred Stepan ... now presents what is likely to become a classic work of regime translation and the obstacles facing civilian rule in the Southern Cone. To do justice to the complexity and wealth of data and analysis presented in Rethinking Military Politicswould require more space than is available for this brief review.
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  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Princeton University Press (March 1, 1988)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0691022747
  • ISBN-13: 978-0691022741
  • Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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4.0 out of 5 stars Different Approach to military politics in SA, September 22, 2000
Quite a good book. Most writers who examined the subject in the 80s (i.e. Guillermo O'Donnell) focused purely on macroeconomic factors that led to coups, and on examining the strategies of agro-export elites versus ISI industrialists that led to political gridlock and thus the coup d'etat. Curiously, few of them deeply examined the military, which is obviously a major component of a military coup.

Stepan begins to address this defect in the literature, and places the Brazilian military in its historical context in a way often underplayed or ignored by others. Particularly useful is his formulation of the "moderator model" as explaining the inclination of the Brazilian military to intervene in politics, and the tendency by all sectors of society to view this as legitimate.

This lays a foundation for explaining not only right wing coups, but left wing coups such as Portugal. Absolutely necessary for the student of civil-military relations.

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