Lewis, Paul H.,   1937- <br/><br/>
Authoritarian regimes in Latin America :   dictators, despots, and tyrants /  
Paul H. Lewis. 
 - Lanham, Maryland :   Rowman & Littlefield,  2006 
 - xii, 259 pages ;   23 cm. 
 - Jaguar books on Latin America series  .
 - Jaguar books on Latin America series .
<br/><br/> "An SR Book." 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>The undemocratic culture -- Three deviant regimes -- National dictators -- Liberal oligarchies -- The masses enter politics -- Corporatism -- Tyranny and succession -- The Marxists -- Counter-revolutionaries -- The prospects for democracy. 
<br/><br/> Describes how Latin America's authoritarian culture has been and continues to be reflected in a variety of governments, from the near-anarchy of the early regional bosses (caudillos), to all-powerful personalistic dictators or oligarchic machines, to contemporary mass-movement regimes like Castro's Cuba or Peron's Argentina 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780742537392 (pbk.) 0742537390 (pbk.) 9780742537385 (hbk.) 0742537382 (hbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Autoritarismo--América Latina 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>América Latina--Política y gobierno
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JL 966  / L675a 2006