Colombia: The Political Dimensions of Change. Yale Studies in Political Science, 20

Dix, Robert H.:

Published by New Haven and London: Yale University Press., 1969

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452 S. Papierbedingt leicht gebräunt. - Inhalt: SCOPE AND PURPOSE The Dimensions of Change -- The Political Study of Cobmbia -- THE SETTING OF POLITICS: THE ECOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF POLITICS: The Geographic Basis of Politics -- The Economy: Agriculture -- The Economy: The Non-Agricultural Sectors -- Population: Racial Composition and Demographic Trends -- SOCIAL CLASS AND POLITICS: The Elite -- The Middle Sectors -- The "Popular" Classes -- THE REGIMES OF MODERNIZATION: THE REVOLUCION EN MARCHA-MODERNIZATION BY AN ELITE -- The Precursors of Change -- The Revoluci6n en Marcha -- The Decline and Fall of the Liberal Republic -- REFORM, REACTION, AND MILITARY RULE: Jorge Eliecer Gaitan: Charismatic Reformer -- The Legacy of Gaitan -- The Conservative Counterrevolution -- The Military in Power -- Military Rule-A Balance Sheet -- The Transition to Constitutionalism^ -- THE NATIONAL FRONT: The Origins of Bipartisanship -- Intraparty Factionalism: Problem for Coalition -- The National Front: Modernization -- Leadership under the National Front -- The National Front: Consensus and Modernization -- THE DYNAMICS OF CHANGE: THE GOVERNMENT: The Administrative Tradition and the Weak State -- The Spoils System -- The Electoral System -- The National Front and the State -- THE TRADITIONAL PARTIES: Party Organization -- The "Hereditary Hatreds" -- Variations on the Two-Party System -- The Traditional Party System - Stability and Change -- The Question of Political Dualism -- Ideology and the Parties -- The Social Bases of the Parties -- The "Colony" versus the "Republic" -- Why Two Parties? Change and Political Dualism -- THE OPPOSITION: The Opposition as Counter-Elites -- The Movimiento Revolucionario Liberal (MRL) -- The Revolutionary Left -- The Non-Leftist Opposition -- The Failures of Opposition -- TRADITIONAL INSTITUTIONS: The Military -- The Church -- INTEREST ASSOCIATIONS: Interest Groups and the Political System -- Organized Labor in Politics -- Students in Politics -- Interest Groups and Political Change -- LA VIOLENCIA: The Origins of La Violencia -- The Dynamics of La Violencia -- The National Front and La Violencia -- The Implications of Violence -- MODERNIZATION BY AN ELITE - SUMMARY AND IMPLICATIONS: Process and Problems -- Causes -- The Road Ahead. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Colombia: The Political Dimensions of Change. Yale Studies in Political Science, 20
• Publisher: New Haven and London: Yale University Press.
• Publication Date: 1969
• Language: German
• Binding: Originalbroschur.
• Edition: 2. Aufl.
• Condition: Sehr gut
• Weight: 550 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Politik