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Military Politics and Democracy in the Andes
Maiah Jaskoski
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Description for Military Politics and Democracy in the Andes
Jaskoski looks briefly at this theory's implications for military responsiveness to government orders in democratic Bolivia, Colombia, and Venezuela, and in newly formed democracies more broadly. Num Pages: 322 pages, 8, 6 black & white illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KL; JP; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
"Military Politics and Democracy in the Andes" challenges conventional theories regarding military behavior in post-transition democracies. Through a deeply researched comparative analysis of the Ecuadorian and Peruvian armies, Maiah Jaskoski argues that militaries are concerned more with the predictability of their missions than with sovereignty objectives set by democratically elected leaders. Jaskoski gathers data from interviews with public officials, private sector representatives, journalists, and more than 160 Peruvian and Ecuadorian officers from all branches of the military. The results are surprising. Ecuador's army, for example, fearing the uncertainty of border defense against insurgent encroachment in the north, neglected this duty, ... Read more
"Military Politics and Democracy in the Andes" challenges conventional theories regarding military behavior in post-transition democracies. Through a deeply researched comparative analysis of the Ecuadorian and Peruvian armies, Maiah Jaskoski argues that militaries are concerned more with the predictability of their missions than with sovereignty objectives set by democratically elected leaders. Jaskoski gathers data from interviews with public officials, private sector representatives, journalists, and more than 160 Peruvian and Ecuadorian officers from all branches of the military. The results are surprising. Ecuador's army, for example, fearing the uncertainty of border defense against insurgent encroachment in the north, neglected this duty, ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
Number of Pages
322
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421409078
SKU
V9781421409078
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About Maiah Jaskoski
Maiah Jaskoski is an assistant professor of national security affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.
Reviews for Military Politics and Democracy in the Andes
Academically rigorous... the specialized work belongs in college and university libraries with significant holdings in comparative politics and Latin American studies. Choice