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Military Terror And Silence In Brazil, 1910-1945, Shawn Smallman
Military Terror And Silence In Brazil, 1910-1945, Shawn Smallman
International & Global Studies Faculty Publications and Presentations
Throughout the twentieth century, the Brazilian military has gone to great lengths to conceal its use of terror. The armed forces have kidnapped journalists, censored newspapers, and threatened authors. Such censorship and silencing have not only limited criticism from powerful social groups, but have also enabled the military to defend political myths that are in its interest. To date, however, few scholars have carefully examined military terror in Brazil, although testimonials abound. In order to better understand this phenomenon, consequently, this study examines two specific cases of military terror in Brazil, and the armed forces' efforts to silence or shape …
The Political Unification Of The Israeli Army, Michael Uhry Newman
The Political Unification Of The Israeli Army, Michael Uhry Newman
Dissertations and Theses
The essay charts forty years of Zionist history to illuminate the remarkable evolution of Israel's unified, apolitical army and Israel's "democratic civil-military tradition," forged in the fires of opposing military styles, ideological rivalry, competing underground forces, war and civil war.
Succession To The Caliphate In Early Islam, Faisal H. Al-Kathiri
Succession To The Caliphate In Early Islam, Faisal H. Al-Kathiri
Dissertations and Theses
This thesis will examine the succession to the Islamic Caliphate as it existed during the time of the orthodox Caliphs (632-661).
In Their Hearts Forever : The Dynamics Of Stalinism, James Seymour Wilson
In Their Hearts Forever : The Dynamics Of Stalinism, James Seymour Wilson
Dissertations and Theses
This thesis is a general examination of the Soviet and East European crisis which followed the death of Joseph Stalin in March, 1953. Stalin's character, position, and power were such that the methods he employed in the government of the vast multi-national and multi-state empire bequeathed to his successors could not be made to function in his absence without reform and redefinition. The post-Stalin leadership realized that in order to consolidate its position at the head of the empire a careful program of "de-Stalinization" was mandatory. The prosecution of that program from the announcement of collective leadership in April, 1953, …
"Nation-Building In Kenya", Maure Leonard Goldschmidt
"Nation-Building In Kenya", Maure Leonard Goldschmidt
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