| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 158 pages) |
| Series |
Routledge studies in Latin American politics ; 12 |
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Routledge studies in Latin American politics ; 12.
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| Contents |
The military and democracy in Latin America -- Guatemala : building democratic civil-military relations after genocide -- Honduras : military coup and constitutional arrangements -- El Salvador : demilitarization and democratization after civil war -- Nicaragua : from revolutionaries to national army -- Facing the challenges of crime and violence -- Democratic values : the impact of crime and insecurity -- Public opinion and the armed forces -- Military role beliefs : assessing progress toward democratic civil-military relations |
| Summary |
Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Honduras are four Spanish speaking countries in Central America that possess uniformed military institutions. These four countries represent different approaches to reforms of civil-military relations, and embody varying degrees of success in both institutional democratization and the managing of security forces. In this book, Orlando J. Pérez expertly examines the competing theories of civil-military relations in Central America to advance our understanding of the origins, consequences and persistence of militarism in Latin America. Divided into four parts |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed April 16, 2015) |
| Subject |
Civil-military relations -- Central America
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Political Advocacy.
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Armed Forces
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Civil-military relations
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Politics and government
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| SUBJECT |
Central America -- Politics and government -- 21st century
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Central America -- Armed Forces
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| Subject |
Central America
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317806790 |
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9781315815183 |
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1315815184 |
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1317806794 |
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9781317806783 |
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1317806786 |
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9781317806776 |
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1317806778 |
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