Political Armies: The Military and Nation Building in the Age of Democracy

ISBN: 9781856499804

Zed Books, 1 May 2002

Paperback, 416 pages

SECOND HAND, GOOD CONDITION

In the post Cold War era does the withdrawal of armies from direct rule in most countries herald an end to their role as actors in domestic politics? Is it indeed sensible to assume that political intervention by the military has been more or less permanently superceded? Drawing on the 20th century experience of a dozen important countries this book examines a number of closely related issues:

• What generalizations can be made about the causes and enduring consequences of military rule for nation building and economic development?
• How have the passing of the Cold War, the rise of globalization and other changes in the 1990s affected the political role of the military?