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The politics of military rule in Brazil, 1964-85
Thomas E. Skidmore
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Frontmatter
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Chapter I: The Origins of the 1964 Revolution (page 3)
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Chapter II: Castelo Branco: Cleaning House—April 1964-March 1965 (page 18)
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The Military Take Control (page 18)
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The New Government: A UDN-Military Alliance (page 21)
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The Purges and the Torture (page 23)
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Supporters and Critics (page 27)
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Economic Stabilization: A Quasi-Orthodox Approach (page 29)
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Wage Policy (page 33)
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Convincing the Foreign Lenders and Investors (page 35)
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The UDN: A Viable Political Base? (page 39)
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Defeat at the Polls and the Hard-Line Reaction (page 42)
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Chapter III: Castelo Branco: The Attempt to Institutionalize (page 46)
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The Second Institutional Act and Its Political Aftermath (page 46)
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Sources of Opposition (page 49)
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Dealing with Succession (page 51)
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The UDN and Lacerda Again (page 53)
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The Economic Scene in 1966 (page 55)
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National Security and a New Legal Structure (page 56)
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The Economic Record of the Castelo Branco Years (page 58)
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Strengthening the Market Economy (page 60)
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Castelo Branco's Political Legacy (page 63)
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Chapter IV: Costa e Silva: The Military Tighten Their Grip (page 66)
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A New Cast (page 66)
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The New Economic Strategy (page 68)
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Politics: Back to "Normal"? (page 71)
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From the Broad Front to a Challenge by Students and Workers (page 73)
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Arousing the Hardliners (page 79)
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The Authoritarian Crackdown (page 81)
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The Guerrilla Emerges (page 84)
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The Economy: Pragmatism Pays Off (page 89)
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A Paralyzed President and a Succession Crisis (page 93)
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The U.S.: A Missing Ambassador and Some Second Thoughts (page 101)
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Chapter V: Médici: The Authoritarian Face (page 105)
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The Personality, Cabinet, and Governing Style of Médici (page 105)
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PR in a New Vein (page 110)
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Médici and Electoral Politics, 1969-72 (page 112)
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The Liquidation of the Guerrilla Threat (page 117)
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The Uses of Repression (page 125)
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The Church: An Opposition Force (page 135)
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The Economic Boom and Its Critics (page 138)
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Opening the Amazon: Solution for the Northeast? (page 144)
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Continued Electoral Manipulation and the Choice of Geisel (page 149)
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Human Rights and Brazil-U.S. Relations (page 154)
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Taking Stock: What Kind of Regime? (page 156)
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Chapter VI: Geisel: Toward Abertura (page 160)
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The Return of the Castelistas (page 160)
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Liberalization from Within? (page 164)
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November 1974: An MDB Victory (page 171)
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"Decompression" Under Fire (page 173)
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New Economic Problems (page 178)
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Voices from Civil Society (page 180)
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Planalto Problem: How to Win Elections (page 188)
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Government Response: The "April Package" (page 190)
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A U.S.-Brazil Rift: Nuclear Technology and Human Rights (page 192)
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Geisel Subdues the Hard Line (page 197)
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The "New Unionism" in Action (page 204)
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The Economic Record Since 1974 and Geisel's Legacy (page 206)
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Chapter VII: Figueiredo: The Twilight of Military Government (page 210)
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Complexion of the New Government (page 211)
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The 1979 Strikes (page 212)
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Delfim Neto Again (page 215)
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The Amnesty Issue (page 217)
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Reformulating the Parties (page 219)
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Another Challenge from Labor (page 222)
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Explosion on the Right (page 227)
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The Balance of Payments: A New Vulnerability (page 230)
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The 1982 Elections (page 233)
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The Economy in Deep Recession (page 236)
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The Campaign for Direct Presidential Elections (page 240)
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PDS Presidential Aspirants (page 244)
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The Victory of the Democratic Alliance (page 250)
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Economic Turnaround (page 254)
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Chapter VIII: The New Republic: Prospects for Democracy (page 256)
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How Much Did Democratization Depend on the Person of Tancredo? (page 257)
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How Did the Military React to Democratization? (page 267)
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How Did the Democratic Government Deal with the Hard Economic Choices? (page 273)
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Did Democratization Include Efforts to Create a More Equal Society? (page 283)
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Postscript: Economic Realities and Political Fallout (page 303)
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Notes (page 311)
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Index (page 411)
Citable Link
Published: 1989
Publisher: Oxford University Press
- 9780190281670 (ebook)
- 9780195063165 (paper)
- 9780195038989 (hardcover)