Authoritarianism in Latin America Since Independence

by William M. Fowler Jr.

This edited collection explores how different dictators and authoritarian parties and factions have frequently succeeded in rising to power in modern Latin America, often retaining political and/or military control for long periods of time. The volume examines whether there are common factors within the Latin American sociopolitical, cultural, and historical context that have allowed authoritarianism to play such a fundamental and recurrent role in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313298432
• ISBN13: 9780313298431
• Release Date: April 1996
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"