Charles Kenney has a sophisticated knowledge of his subject. He has the ability to bring his readers along and to immerse them in the fascinating developments of late twentieth-century politics in Peru. Henry Dietz, University of Texas, Austin
Much as Augusto Pinochet s 1973 coup in Chile stood as a symbol of the challenges of an earlier period, Alberto Fujimori s 1992 presidential coup became a symbol of the present challenges of democratization in Latin America and the world. In this authoritative book, Charles D. Kenney explores why and how democracy broke down in Peru in 1992. His...

Charles Kenney has a sophisticated knowledge of his subject. He has the ability to bring his readers along and to immerse them in the fascinating developments of late twentieth-century politics in Peru. Henry Dietz, University of Texas, Austin
Much as Augusto Pinochet s 1973 coup in Chile stood as a symbol of the challenges of an earlier period, Alberto Fujimori s 1992 presidential coup became a symbol of the present challenges of democratization in Latin America and the world. In this authoritative book, Charles D. Kenney explores why and how democracy broke down in Peru in 1992....