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The Constitution of Tyranny: Regimes of Exception in Spanish America
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1994
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Regime AnalysisLatin American StudySpanish LiteratureConstitutional LawLawLiberal DemocracyDemocracyConstitutional FoundationsSpanish Cultural StudiesLatin American SocietyLatin American HistorySpanish AmericaLanguage StudiesPolitical SystemInter-american RelationPolitical RepressionUnited States ConstitutionSpanish PoliticsFederal Constitutional LawSpanishPolitical ScienceConstitution
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.