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Politics in Uniform : Military Officers and Dictatorship in Brazil, 1960-80 /
Between 1964 and 1985, Brazil lived under the control of a repressive, anticommunist regime, where generals maintained all power. Respect for discipline and the absence of any and all political activity was demanded of lower-ranking officers, while their commanders ran the highest functions of state...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Portugués |
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Baltimore, Maryland :
Project Muse,
2018
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| Colección: | Pitt Latin American series.
Book collections on Project MUSE. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Between 1964 and 1985, Brazil lived under the control of a repressive, anticommunist regime, where generals maintained all power. Respect for discipline and the absence of any and all political activity was demanded of lower-ranking officers, while their commanders ran the highest functions of state. Despite these circumstances, dozens of young captains, majors, and colonels believed that they too deserved to participate in the exercise of power. For two decades they carried on a clandestine political life that strongly influenced the regime's evolution. This book tells their story. It is history viewed from below, that pays attention to the origins of these actors, their career paths, their words, and their memories, as recounted not only in traditionally available material but also in numerous personal interviews and unpublished civilian and military archives. This behind-the-scenes political life presents a new perspective on the nature and the internal operations of the Brazilian dictatorial military state. |
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| Notas: | Translated from the French and revised by Melanie Moore and Nadine Wilstead. Originally published in French as La politique en uniforme. Le experience bresilienne, 1960-1980 by Presses Universitaires de Rennes in 2016. This book is based on author's doctoral thesis, defended at the University of Paris I. This book is a translation, with expanded material for English-language readers, of Maud Chirio's original Portuguese-language work, A política nos quarteis: Revoltas e protestos de oficiais na ditadura militar brasileira. Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (288 pages): illustrations. |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [257]-270) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780822986126 |
| Acceso: | Access restricted to authorized users and institutions. |