The Political Dilemmas of Military Regimes by Christopher Cla... - 9780367705787

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The Political Dilemmas of Military RegimesAuthor(s): Christopher Clapham, George Philip\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367705787, 978-0367705787\nSynopsis\nFirst published in 1985, The Political Dilemmas of Military Regimes was written against the backdrop of the increased prominence of military intervention in the political process during this century. \n\nThe book puts forward the argument that the basic problem for military regimes is not how they gain power, but what they can do with it once they have it. It discusses the enormous range of cultural and historical circumstances that military organisations are derived from, and how widely they vary in their structure, politics, and social composition. The book also highlights the dilemma of choosing between institutionalisation and demilitarisation as one that all military regimes must eventually face. \n\nThe Political Dilemmas of Military Regimes is an in-d.