United States Army Area Handbook for Venezuela
Author: United States. Department of the Army. Foreign Area Studies Division
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Published: 1964
Total Pages: 575
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Author: United States. Department of the Army. Foreign Area Studies Division
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Published: 1964
Total Pages: 575
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: États-Unis. Department of the Army
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Published: 1964
Total Pages: 576
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Published: 1964
Total Pages: 576
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Thomas E. Weil
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Published: 1971
Total Pages: 544
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKBasic facts about the social, economic, political and military institutions and practices of Venezuela.
Author: Howard I. Blutstein
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Published: 1977
Total Pages: 372
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Published: 1971
Total Pages: 525
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Harold A. Trinkunas
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
Published: 2011-01-20
Total Pages: 312
ISBN-13: 0807877034
DOWNLOAD EBOOKUnlike most other emerging South American democracies, Venezuela has not succumbed to a successful military coup d'etat during four decades of democratic rule. What drives armed forces to follow the orders of elected leaders? And how do emerging democracies gain that control over their military establishments? Harold Trinkunas answers these questions in an examination of Venezuela's transition to democracy following military rule and its attempts to institutionalize civilian control of the military over the past sixty years, a period that included three regime changes. Trinkunas first focuses on the strategic choices democratizers make about the military and how these affect the internal civil-military balance of power in a new regime. He then analyzes a regime's capacity to institutionalize civilian control, looking specifically at Venezuela's failures and successes in this arena during three periods of intense change: the October revolution (1945-48), the Pact of Punto Fijo period (1958-98), and the Fifth Republic under President Hugo Chavez (1998 to the present). Placing Venezuela in comparative perspective with Argentina, Chile, and Spain, Trinkunas identifies the bureaucratic mechanisms democracies need in order to sustain civilian authority over the armed forces.
Author: Howard I. Blutstein
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Published: 1977
Total Pages: 0
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: American University (Washington, D.C.). Foreign Areas Studies Division
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Published: 1964
Total Pages: 652
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Published: 1990
Total Pages: 299
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKLike its predecessor, this study represents an attempt to treat in a compact and objective manner the dominant contemporary social, political, economic, and military aspects of Venezuela. Sources of information included scholarly books, journals, and monographs; official reports of governments and international organizations; numerous periodicals; the authors' earlier research and observations; and interviews with individuals who have special competence in Venezuelan and Latin American affairs. Chapter bibliographies appear at the end of the book; brief comments on sources recommended for further reading appear at the end of each chapter. To extent possible, place-name conform with the system used by the United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN). Measurements are given in the metric system; a conversion table is provided to assist readers unfamiliar with metric measurements. A glossary is also included.