The Man On Horseback: The Role Of The Military In PoliticsIn this work, Finer (d.1993, he taught government at Manchester U. and Oxford U., UK) proposes a paradigm for the role of the military in politics that is based on the inherent weakness of the military in politics, on the one hand, and their potential for intervention, on the other. The book was first published by Pall Mall Press in 1962; this new edition contains an introduction by Jay Stanley (sociology, Towson U.), who is on the advisory council and editor for the journal of the Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
Contents
The Political Strengths of the Military | 7 |
The Political Weaknesses of the Military | 17 |
The Disposition to Intervene 2 Mood | 57 |
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The Man on Horseback: The Role of the Military in Politics Samuel Edward Finer No preview available - 1988 |
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