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For la Patria : politics and the armed forces in Latin America / Brian Loveman.

Author/creator Loveman, Brian
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoWilmington, Del. : SR Books, 1999.
Descriptionxxvii, 331 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.
Subject(s)
Series Latin American silhouettes
Latin American silhouettes. ^A251031
Contents Introduction: Armed forces, militarylore, and la Patria -- The Iberian military tradition: From the kingdoms of las EspaƱas to la Patria -- Inventing la Patria: Wars, Caudillismo, and politics, 1810-1885 -- Foreign military missions and la Patria -- Variations on patriotic themes: La Patria and the armed forces from the Great Depression to the Cold War -- La Patria and the Cold War: From Pearl Harbor to the Bay of Pigs -- La Patria and the Cold War: from the Bay of Pigs to the Gulf of Fonseca -- La Patria, regional security, and "democracy" -- La Patria, the armed forces and human rights -- La Patria and Perestroika: Toward the twenty-first century.
Local noteLittle-328700--305131025217U
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 98007793
ISBN0842027726 (recycled, alk. paper)
ISBN0842027734 (pbk. : recycled, alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks JL956.C58 L68 1999 ✔ Available Place Hold