Military Professionalism and Professional Militarism in Brazil, 1870–1970: Historical Perspectives and Political Implications
1972 ◽
Vol 4
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pp. 29-54
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Since 1964 Brazil has been governed by successive regimes dominated by the armed forces and presided over by army generals. The men in charge of Brazil's destiny are professional officers, and like their counterparts in the neighboring Spanish American states they conceive of their governance as an obligation as much as a privilege, if not more. The professional officer in Latin America today is as far removed from his nineteenth century counterpart as ballistic missile systems are from the ballista.
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1974 ◽
Vol 31
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pp. 18-50
1984 ◽
Vol 16
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pp. 27-49
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2020 ◽
pp. 189-200
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