The politics of antipolitics : the military in Latin America / edited by Brian Loveman, Thomas M. Davies, Jr.

Includes bibliographical references.

1. The Politics of Antipolitics / Brian Loveman and Thomas M. Davies, Jr. -- 2. Instability, Violence, and the Age of the Caudillos / Brian Loveman and Thomas M. Davies, Jr. -- 3. An Overview of the European Military Missions in Latin America / Frederick M. Nunn -- 4. Origins of the "New Professionalism" of the Brazilian Military / Frank D. McCann, Jr. -- 5. The Army and Politics in El Salvador, 1840-1927 / Robert V. Elam -- 6. The Military and Argentine Politics / Robert A. Potash -- 7. The Military and Brazilian Politics to World War II / Ronald W. Schneider -- 8. The Military in Chilean Politics, 1924-32 / Frederick M. Nunn -- 9. The Military in Peruvian Politics, 1919-45 / Victor Villanueva -- 10. The Military and Politics in El Salvador, 1927-45 / Robert V. Elam -- 11. The Guatemalan Military and the Revolution of 1944 / Kenneth J. Grieb -- 12. Guerrilla Warfare in Underdeveloped Areas / W. W. Rostow --

13. Post-Vietnam Counterinsurgency Doctrine / John D. Waghelstein -- 14. The U.S. Southern Command: A Strategy for the Future / Antonio J. Ramos, Ronald C. Oates and Timothy L. McMahon -- 15. Argentina. The Armed Forces' Decision to Assume the Direction of the State, 1976. A Time for Fundamental Reorganization of the Nation, 1976, Speech by General Jorge Rafael Videla. Final Document of the Military Junta Regarding the War against Subversion and Terrorism: The Fundamental Concepts, 1983 -- 16. Brazil. Speech by Humberto Castello Branco, 1967. Speech by President Ernesto Geisel before the Brazilian Cabinet, 1974. Speech by President Joao Figueiredo to the Brazilian Nation on the Sixteenth Anniversary of the Revolution (1980) -- 17. Chile. The Reasons of the Junta, 1973. Chile Should Not Fall into the Vices of the Past, Speech by General Augusto Pinochet, 1983 -- 18. Peru. Manifesto of the Revolutionary Government of Peru, 1968. Speech by Juan Velasco Alvarado, 1969.

Speech by Francisco Morales Bermudez, 1976 -- 19. El Salvador. Speech by Colonel Arturo Armando Molina on the Occasion of the Day of the Salvadoran Soldier, 1977. Proclamation of the Armed Forces of the Republic of El Salvador, 1979 -- 20. Guatemala. Speech by Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio, 1974. Speech by General Jose Efrain Rios Montt, 1982. Speech by General Oscar Humberto Mejia Victores, 1986 -- 21. Military Government and State Terrorism in Argentina / Juan E. Corradi -- 22. The Post-1964 Military Republic in Brazil / Riordan Roett -- 23. Antipolitics in Chile, 1973-94 / Brian Loveman -- 24. Antipolitics in Peru / Stephen M. Gorman -- 25. Antipolitics in El Salvador, 1948-1994 / Knut Walter and Philip J. Williams -- 26. Military Rule in Guatemala / George Black -- 27. "Protected Democracies": Antipolitics and Political Transitions in Latin America, 1978-1994 / Brian Loveman --

28. Human Rights, Antipolitics, and Protecting the Patria: An (Almost) Military Perspective / Brian Loveman.

Latin America is moving toward democracy. The region's countries hold elections, choose leaders, and form new governments. But is the civilian government firmly in power? Or is the military still influencing policy and holding the elected politicians in check under the guise of guarding against corruption, instability, economic uncertainty, and other excesses of democracy? The editors of this work, Brian Loveman and Thomas M. Davies, Jr., argue that with or without direct military rule, antipolitics persists as a foundation of Latin American politics. This study examines the origins of antipolitics, traces its nineteenth- and twentieth-century history, and focuses on the years from 1965 to 1995 to emphasize the somewhat illusory transitions to democracy. This third edition of The Politics of Antipolitics has been revised and updated to focus on the post-Cold War era. With the demise of the Soviet state and international Marxism, the Latin American military has appropriated new threats including narcoterrorism, environmental exploitation, technology transfer, and even AIDS to redefine and relegitimate its role in social, economic, and political policy. The editors also address why and how the military rulers acceded to the return of civilian-elected governments and the military's defense against accusations of human rights abuses.