The Politics of Military Rule in Brazil, 1964-1985.

The largest and most important country in Latin America, Brazil was the first to succumb to the military coups that struck that region in the 1960s and the early 1970s. In this authoritative study, Thomas E. Skidmore, one of America's leading experts on Latin America and, in particular, on Braz...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford University Press, USA 1988.
Temas:
1900-1999
Military government > Brazil > History > 20th century.
Gouvernement militaire > Brésil > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Economic history.
Military government.
Politics and government.
Brazil > Politics and government > 1964-1985.
Brazil > Economic conditions > 1964-1985.
Brésil > Politique et gouvernement > 1964-1985.
Brésil > Conditions économiques > 1964-1985.
Brazil.
Electronic resource.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Chapter I58; The Origins of the 1964 Revolution
  • Chapter II58; Castelo Branco58; Cleaning House8212;April 19648211;March 1965
  • The Military Take Control
  • The New Government58; A UDN8211;Military Alliance
  • The Purges and the Torture
  • Supporters and Critics
  • Economic Stabilization58; A Quasi45;Orthodox Approach
  • Wage Policy
  • Convincing the Foreign Lenders and Investors
  • The UDN58; A Viable Political Base63;
  • Defeat at the Polls and the Hard45;Line Reaction
  • Chapter III58; Castelo Branco58; The Attempt to Institutionalize
  • The Second Institutional Act and Its Political Aftermath
  • Sources of Opposition
  • Dealing with the Succession
  • The UDN and Lacerda Again
  • The Economic Scene in 1966
  • National Security and a New Legal Structure
  • The Economic Record of the Castelo Branco Years
  • Strengthening the Market Economy
  • Castelo Branco39;s Political Legacy
  • Chapter IV58; Costa e Silva58; The Military Tighten Their Grip
  • A New Cast
  • The New Economic Strategy
  • Politics58; Back to 34;Normal34;63;
  • From the Broad Front to a Challenge by Students and Workers
  • Arousing the Hardliners
  • The Authoritarian Crackdown
  • The Guerrilla Emerges
  • The Economy58; Pragmatism Pays Off
  • A Paralyzed President and a Succession Crisis
  • The U46;S46;58; A Missing Ambassador and Some Second Thoughts
  • Chapter V58; M233;dici58; The Authoritarian Face
  • The Personality44; Cabinet44; and Governing Style of M233;dici
  • PR in a New Vein
  • M233;dici and Electoral Politics44; 19698211;72
  • The Liquidation of the Guerrilla Threat
  • The Uses of Repression
  • The Church58; An Opposition Force
  • The Economic Boom and Its Critics
  • Opening the Amazon58; Solution for the Northeast63;
  • Continued Electoral Manipulation and the Choice of Geisel
  • Human Rights and Brazil8211;U46;S46; Relations
  • Taking Stock58; What Kind of Regime63;
  • Chapter VI58; Geisel58; Toward Abertura
  • The Return of the Castelistas
  • Liberalization from Within63;
  • November 197458; An MDB Victory
  • 34;Decompression34; Under Fire
  • New Economic Problems
  • Voices from Civil Society
  • Planalto Problem58; How to Win Elections
  • Government Response58; The 34;April Package34;
  • A U46;S46;8211;Brazil Rift58; Nuclear Technology and Human Rights
  • Geisel Subdues the Hard Line
  • The 34;New Unionism34; in Action
  • The Economic Record Since 1974 and Geisel39;s Legacy
  • Chapter VII58; Figueiredo58; The Twilight of Military Government
  • Complexion of the New Government
  • The 1979 Strikes
  • Delfim Neto Again
  • The Amnesty Issue
  • Reformulating the Parties
  • Another Challenge from Labor
  • Explosion on the Right
  • The Balance of Payments58; A New Vulnerability
  • The 1982 Elections
  • The Economy in Deep Recession
  • The Campaign for Direct Presidential Elections
  • PDS Presidential Aspirants
  • The Victory of the Democratic Alliance
  • Economic Turnaround
  • Chapter VIII58; The New Republic58; Prospects for Democracy
  • How Much Did Democratization Depend on the.

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