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Coups D’état in Cold War Latin America, 1964–1982 provides a comprehensive analysis of the military interventions that destabilized Latin American governments during a critical period of Cold War competition. Drawing on extensive archival research and scholarly expertise, authors Sebastin Carassai and Kevin Coleman examine the complex factors that enabled repeated seizures of power across the region.
The book explores how Cold War dynamics intersected with local political, economic, and social conditions to create fertile ground for authoritarian takeovers. Rather than viewing these coups as inevitable responses to communist threats, the authors present a nuanced understanding of how various actors—military elites, political factions, international powers, and civilian groups—contributed to institutional collapse. This work challenges simplistic narratives and offers readers deeper insight into one of Latin America’s most turbulent periods.
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