The Politics of Military Rule in Brazil, 1964-1985

by Thomas E. Skidmore

Book Overview

The largest and most important country in Latin America, Brazil was the first to succumb to the military coups that struck that region in the 1960s and the early 1970s. In this authoritative study, Thomas E. Skidmore, one of America's leading experts on Latin America and, in particular, on Brazil, offers the first analysis of more than two decades of military rule, from the overthrow of Jo o Goulart in 1964, to the return of democratic civilian government...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195063163
• ISBN13: 9780195063165
• Release Date: March 1990
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 8.6"