The Birth of Democracy in South America by Raul L. Madrid HARDBACK 9781009633819

Cambridge University Press

The Birth of Democracy in South America\nby Raul L. Madrid\nHardback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Raul L. Madrid\nTitle: The Birth of Democracy in South America\nFormat: Hardback\nLanguage: English\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press\nPublication year: 2025\nISBN-13: 9781009633819\nISBN-10: 1009633813\nRRP: \u00A385.00\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nSouth America contains some of the oldest democracies in the world, yet we still know relatively little about how and why democracy arose in the region. Ra\u00FAl L. Madrid argues that three main developments ? the professionalization of the military, the growth of parties, and splits within the ruling party ? led to democratization in the early twentieth century. Military professionalization increased the incentives for the opposition to aband.