Fujimori's Coup and the Breakdown of Democracy in Latin America
2004; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 2; Issue: 04 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1017/s1537592704610589
ISSN1541-0986
Autores Tópico(s)International Relations in Latin America
ResumoFujimori's Coup and the Breakdown of Democracy in Latin America. By Charles D. Kenney. Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press, 2004. 379p. 30.00 paper.In this book on Peruvian politics, Charles Kenney leaves few stones unturned in analyzing the various factors that led to the suspension of the country's constitution and the disbanding of the legislature by President Alberto Fujimori in April 1992. While I am not entirely convinced that this particular episode in Peruvian politics warrants the book-length treatment that it has received here, Kenney has done a commendable job of locating Peru's “autogolpe” (or civilian-inflicted coup) within the broader literature on the breakdown of democratic regimes in Latin America.
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