Politics in uniform : military officers and dictatorship in Brazil, 1960-80 / Maud Chirio.

Translations and revision by Melanie Moore and Nadine Wilstead--From page x.

This book is a translation, with expanded material for English-language readers, of Maud Chirio's original Portuguese-language work, A política nos quartéis: Revoltas e protestos de oficiais na ditadura military brasileira--Publisher's website.

This book is based on author's doctoral thesis, defended at the University of Paris I.

Originally published in French as La politique en uniforme : Le expérience brésilienne, 1960-1980 by Presses Universitaires de Rennes in 2016.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Between 1964 and 1985, Brazil lived under the control of a repressive, anticommunist regime, where generals maintained all power. Respect for discipline and the absence or any and all political activity was demanded of lower-ranking officers, while their commanders ran the highest functions of state. Despite the circumstances, dozens of young captains, majors, and colonels believed that they too deserved to participate in teh exercise of power. For two decades they carried on a clandestine political life that strongly influenced the regime's evolution.

Introduction. The unusual face of the Brazilian dictatorship -- Conspiracies : 1961-1964 -- Continuing the revolution : 1964-1965 -- Consolidation and divergences : 1966-1968 -- Shaking the ground : 1969 -- At the heart of the system : 1970-1977 -- The final campaign : 1977-1978.

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