dictators, despots, and tyrants Lewis, Paul H. 1937- creator text mdu Lanham, Maryland Rowman & Littlefield 2006 monographic eng

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xii, 259 pages ; 23 cm. 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 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. Paul H. Lewis. "An SR Book." Includes bibliographical references and index. Autoritarismo América Latina América Latina Política y gobierno JL 966 L675a 2006 9780742537392 (pbk.) 0742537390 (pbk.) 9780742537385 (hbk.) 0742537382 (hbk.) 251216 20260923113030.0 eng