Incomplete Transition: Military Power and Democracy in Argentina (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780595510108)

During the Cold War, a series of coups in Latin America resulted in a new form of military rule-the national security state-in which the armed forces ruled as an institution and drastically transformed state and society to conform to a messianic vision of national security. This book examines the lasting impact of institutionalized military power on Argentine state and society and the structural legacies of the national security state. Despite important steps toward democracy in the 1980s, security and intelligence forces acted to block democratizing measures and shape the emerging political system.

Author: J. Patrice McSherry
ISBN-10: 0595510108
ISBN-13: 9780595510108
Publisher: iUniverse
Language: English
Published: 05/19/2008
Pages: 420
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.93d