The Politics of Military Rule in Brazil, 1964-1985 9780195063165, 0195038983, 0195063163

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The largest and most important country in Latin America, Brazil was the first to succumb to the military coups that stru

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In 1980, Brazil was the largest Roman Catholic country in the world, with 90 percent of its more than 120 million people

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The rule of law is not a simple concept when it comes to defining the political, economic, and legal developments of a c

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Do societal inequalities limit the effectiveness of democratic regimes? And if so, why? And how? Addressing this questio

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J.N.C. Hill explores the multiple causes of two decades of profound political change, social and economic upheaval, and

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Why do attempts by authoritarian regimes to legalize their political repression differ so dramatically? Why do some disp

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Argues that military occupation must be regarded as a distinct form of government Military occupation is a recurrent fe

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An insightful study of the political, economic, and social changes Brazil experienced during the twenty-year rule of its

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An innovative study of student activism during Brazil's military dictatorship (1964–85) and an examination of the v

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The Myanmar military has dominated that complex country for most of the period since independence in 1948. The fourth co

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