No Farewell to Arms? Military Disengagement from Politics in Africa and Latin America
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2830046 |
|---|---|
| Authors | René Lemarchand (University of Florida, corresponding author), Claude E Welch (University of Florida) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 840 |
| Publication date | 1988-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Hispanic American Historical Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-2168 • E-ISSN: 1527-1900 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2515714 |
| OpenAlex | W2029924437 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
In many contemporary nations, particularly in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, the armed forces play a major role in governing. Historical, economic, and sociological factors have contributed to the political prominence of the military in developing countries. Nevertheless, in the 1980s several states in Latin America restored civilian rule followi
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| Unique citing works | 14 |
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| Citations per year | 0,38 |
| Citation span | 1989 - 2025 (37) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |