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The Debate over Military (or Civilian‐Military?) Dictatorship in B razil in Historiographical Context
Author(s) -
RIDENTI MARCELO
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
bulletin of latin american research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.24
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1470-9856
pISSN - 0261-3050
DOI - 10.1111/blar.12519
Subject(s) - dictatorship , historiography , context (archaeology) , political science , military history , history , law , archaeology , politics , democracy
This article highlights the renewed interest in the history of the coup of 1964 and the dictatorship that followed in B razil, as well as some debates involved in the production of memoirs, investigative journalism and academic research on the topic. It analyses at more length one of the polemics: the increasing use of the term ‘civilian‐military’ to qualify the coup, the rule, and the dictatorship. It argues that – independent of the use of the term – the most important aspect is to understand the complex relationship between the military and civilians as part of a broader process of conservative modernisation during this period.