Revolution and Reaction: The Diffusion of Authoritarianism in Latin America

ISBN-13: 9781108728836 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 320 str.

Kurt Weyland

Opis

Explains how bold efforts at profound progressive change provoked a powerful reactionary backlash that led to the imposition of brutal, regressive dictatorships.

Recenzje

'Revolution and Reaction is an excellent book by a leading scholar.' Scott Mainwaring, Democratization

Spis treści

Part I. Theoretical Considerations: 1. Introduction; 2. The difficulty of accounting for reverse waves; 3. A theory of reactionary waves; Part II. Revolution and the Reactionary Backlash in Latin America: 4. Diffusion effects of the Cuban Revolution; 5. Waves of radicalization and reaction; 6. The imposition of institutional authoritarianism; 7. Horizontal diffusion and vertical promotion in the autocratic wave; Part III. Comparative Perspectives and Theoretical Conclusions: 8. Reactionary waves across history; 9. Conclusion: theoretical reflections.