The Man on Horseback: The Role of the Military in Politics

ISBN-13: 9781138536692 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 268 str.

Samuel Finer

Opis

The role of the military in a society raises a number of issues: How much separation should there be between a civil government and its army? Should the military be totally subordinate to the polity? Or should the armed forces be allowed autonomy in order to provide national security?

Spis treści

Chapter One: The Military in the Politics of Today; Chapter Two: The Political Strengths of the Military; Chapter Three: The Political Weaknesses of the Military; Chapter Four: The Disposition to Intervene (1) Motive; Chapter Five: The Disposition to Intervene (2) Mood; Chapter Six: The Opportunity to Intervene; Chapter Seven: The Levels of Intervention (1) Countries of Developed Political Culture; Chapter Eight: The Levels of Intervention (2) Countries of Low Political Culture; Chapter Nine: The Levels of Intervention: (3) Countries of Mimimal Political Culture; Chapter Ten: The Modes of Intervention; Chapter Eleven: The Results of Intervention – The Military Regimes; Chapter Twelve: The Past and the Future of Military Intervention

O autorze

Samuel Finer