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The Military And Security In The Third World Domestic And International Impacts
By Sheldon W. Simon
Copyright 1979
348 Pages
by
Routledge
348 Pages
by
Routledge
348 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book explores two of the most important dimensions of the military as an institution in Third World politics: its role in domestic power structures and internal development, and its impact on the formation and execution of the security aspects of foreign policy. These internal and external orientations are compared here across selected Third World countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.... Read more
Introduction -- Military Elites and Domestic Politics in the Third World -- A Political Perspective on Military Power in Developing Areas -- African Military Regimes: Institutionalized Instability or Coercive Development? -- Military Factions and Military Intervention in Latin America -- Development Roles of the Military in Cuba: Modal Personality and Nation Building -- Views of the Indonesian and Philippine Military Elites -- Military Policy and Third World Security -- New Nations and an Old Model: The Applicability of the Garrison State Theory to the Third World -- The Evolution of the Military in Middle Eastern Societies -- China's External Security Policy -- China and Southeast Asia: Security in Transition -- Indochina's Security Situation -- The Military and Intercultural Communications: Impact on International Relations
Biography
Sheldon W. Simon is professor and chairman, Department of Political Science, at Arizona State University. He is author of three books and numerous articles on Asian international politics and security affairs.
