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Book SynopsisThe nature of the military institution in Brazil, its relations with civilian governments up to 1964, and its use of power since the coup of that year are examined by Alfred Stepan. Throughout his study, while looking at the Brazilian experience, he tests and reformulates implicit and explicit models, propositions, and middle-range hypotheses in th
Table of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*List of Tables and Figures, pg. ix*Acknowledgments, pg. xi*Introduction, pg. 1*Chapter 1. Military Organizational Unity and National Orientation: Hypotheses and Qualifications, pg. 9*Chapter 2. The Size of the Military: Its Relevance for Political Behavior, pg. 21*Chapter 3. Social Origins and Internal Organization of the Officer Corps: Their Political Significance, pg. 30*Chapter 4. Civilian Aspects of the "Moderating Pattern", pg. 67*Chapter 5. The Functioning of the "Moderating Pattern"- A Comparative Analysis of Five Coups, 1945-1964, pg. 85*Chapter 6. The Growing Sense of Crisis in the Regime, 1961-1964: Its Impact on the "Moderating Pattern", pg. 134*Chapter 7. The Impact of Political and Economic Crises on the Military: Growth of Institutional Fears, 1961-1964, pg. 153*Chapter 8. The Impact of Political and Economic Crises on the Military: The Escola Superior de Guerra and the Development of a New Military Ideology, pg. 172*Chapter 9. The Assumption of Power- The Revolution of 1964, pg. 188*Chapter 10. The Military in Power: First Political Decisions and Problems, pg. 216*Chapter 11. Military Unity and Military Succession: An Elite Analysis of the Castello Bronco Government, pg. 229*Chapter 12. The Military as an Institution Versus the Military as Government, pg. 253*Conclusion, pg. 267*Appendix, pg. 273*Selected Bibliography, pg. 277*Index, pg. 297
