The Political Dilemmas of Military Regimes

The book puts forward the argument that the basic problem for military regimes is not how they gain power, but what they can do with it once they have it. It discusses the enormous range of cultural and historical circumstances that military organisations are derived from, and how widely they vary in their structure, politics, and social composition. The book also highlights the dilemma of choosing between institutionalisation and demilitarisation as one that all military regimes must eventually face.

The Political Dilemmas of Military Regimes is an in-depth study that draws on global material and experiences from throughout the century.