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Iberian military politics : controlling the armed forces during dictatorship and democratisation /

The military played a critical role in the twentieth century history of the Iberian Peninsula. They triggered and conditioned political developments and became both an important source of support and concern for Portuguese and Spanish governments. This compelling study is a comparative historical an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Olivas Osuna, José, 1976- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Subjects:
Civil-military relations > Portugal > History > 20th century.
Civil-military relations > Spain > History > 20th century.
Portugal > Armed Forces > Political activity > History > 20th century.
Spain > Armed Forces > Political activity > History > 20th century.
Dictatorship > Portugal > History > 20th century.
Dictatorship > Spain > History > 20th century.
Democratization > Portugal.
Democratizaton > Spain.
HISTORY > Europe > Spain & Portugal.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > History & Theory.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Affairs & Administration.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Ideologies > Fascism & Totalitarianism.
Table of Contents:
  • PART I: AMBITIONS AND CHOICES
  • 1. Civil-Military Relations and Policy Instruments
  • 2. An Interdisciplinary Analytical Framework
  • PART II: PORTUGAL
  • 3. History of Contemporary Civil-Military Relations in Portugal
  • 4. The Estado Novo's tools of Government
  • 5. Tools of Government in the Portuguese Transition to Democracy
  • PART III: SPAIN
  • 6. History of Contemporary Civil-Military Relations in Spain
  • 7. Francoist Tools of Government
  • 8. Tools of Government in the Spanish Transition to Democracy
  • PART IV: COMPARISONS AND EXPLANATIONS
  • 9. Comparisons and Explanations
  • 10. Conclusions.