The Political Role of the Military

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The Political Role of the Military An International Handbook

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Constantine P. Danopoulos, Cynthia Watson

Book Code: GR8837

ISBN: 0-313-28837-2

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-28837-1

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536 pages, figures, tables

Greenwood Press

Publication: 12/30/1996

List Price: $186.95 (UK Sterling Price: £105.00)

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Media Type: Hardcover

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Trim Size: 6 1/8 X 9 1/4

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The editors offer an impressive collection of analyses of 27 countries by 29 authors, who examine in varying degrees of depth the history of civil-military relations and current issues....a useful reference...
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Description: In Western, developing, and totalitarian countries alike, the armed forces are powerful political organizations that play key roles in domestic politics. Yet, the literature on civilian-military relations provides few comparative examinations of the military's political role. In 27 chapters devoted to representative countries, this handbook looks at the varying roles the military plays around the world. Political role is defined as substantial and purposeful involvement in the making and allocating of wealth and social and political values. Using this definition, each chapter traces the historical background of civil-military relations in the country, identifies and analyzes the processes the military uses to exert political influence, evaluates the success and results of the military's political role, and projects future developments. As with any dynamic, organic body, the armed services in various countries change quickly and sometimes upredictably. The purpose of this book is beyond merely reporting whether a particular military is in the barracks as the 20th century draws to a close. Rather, the book offers analyses on the role that militaries have played in their societies, the historical forces that have shaped those roles, the socioeconomic constraints on them in the past, present, and anticipated in the future, and the current positions that armed forces have occupied in the last decade of the century.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Introduction
Argentina by Rut Clara Diamint and Cynthia Watson
Brazil by Daniel Zirker
Canada by Douglas Bland
China by Zhiyong Lan
Cuba by Sharyl Cross
Denmark by Henning Sorensen
Egypt by Ibrahim A. Karawan
France by Michel Martin
Germany by Wilfrid von Bredow
Greece by Kosta Messas
India by Veena Gill
Indonesia by Ulf Sanhaussen
Iran by Houman Sadri
Israel by Moshe Lissak and Daniel Maman
Japan by Andrew Hanami
Kenya by Cobie Harris
Mexico by Roderic Camp
Netherlands by Jan R. Schoeman
Nigeria by Karl Magyar
North Korea by Dongsun Kong
Peru by George Vasquez
Poland by Jerzy Wiatr
Russia by Konstantin Sorokin
Union of South Africa by Margaret Lee
United Kingdom by Diddy R.M. Hitchins and William Adam Jacobs
United States by Stephen Cimbala
Zaire by Frederic Belle Torimoro
Bibliographical Essay
Index

LC Card Number: 95-46134

LCC Class: JF195

Dewey Class: 322


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