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The constitution of tyranny : regimes of exception in Spanish America

This is a comprehensive study of the constitutional foundations of dictatorship and political repression in Spanish America, which reveals the historical roles of regimes of exception in impeding democratisation and in buttressing military participation in the region's politics.
Print Book, English, ©1993
University of Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh, ©1993