Conservative Parties, the Right, and Democracy in Latin America

Author:   Kevin J. Middlebrook (Institute of Latin American Studies)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
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9780801863868


Pages:   408
Publication Date:   24 November 2000
Recommended Age:   From 17
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Author:   Kevin J. Middlebrook (Institute of Latin American Studies)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.539kg
ISBN:  

9780801863868


ISBN 10:   0801863864
Pages:   408
Publication Date:   24 November 2000
Recommended Age:   From 17
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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List of Figures and Tables Acknowledgments Principal Acronyms Chapter 1. Introduction: Conservative Parties, Elite Representation, and Democracy in Latin America Part I: Established Conservative Parties and the Challenge of Democracy Chapter 2. Atavism and Democratic Ambiguity in the chilean Right Chapter 3. The Conservative party and the Crisis of Political Legitimacy in Colombia Chapter 4. Venezuelan Parties and the Representation of Elite Interests Part II: Democratization, the Right, and New Conservative Parties Chapter 5. Ruling Without a Party: Argentine Dominant Classes in the Twentieth Century Chapter 6. Conservative Parties, Democracy, and Economic Reform in Contemporary Brazil Chapter 7. Civil War and the Transformation of Elite Representation in El Salvador Chapter 8. The Irrelevant Right: Alberto Fujimori and the New Politics of Pragmatic Peru Chapter 9. Conclusion: Conservative Politics, the Right, and Democracy in Latin America Statistical Appendix: National Election Results, 1980s and 1990s, for Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Peru, and Venezuela Notes List of Contributors Index

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<p> Middlebrook's volume is the most important cross-national volume to date for understanding conservative parties in the Americas. -- Peter M. Siavelis, Latin American Research Review


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Kevin J. Middlebrook is Director of Research at the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, University of California-San Diego. He is the author of The Paradox of Revolution: Labor, the State, and Authoritarianism in Mexico, also available from Johns Hopkins.

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