POLITICAL FUNCTIONS OF THE MILITARY IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA.

Abstract

The purpose of the research was to examine the nature, causes and consequences of military-political entervention in developing polities. Military intervention was studied in seven Middle Eastern states. 41 coups and counter coups were analyzed. Variables such as the success and failure of coups; organized mass and political support; opposition or indifference to coups; the ideological orientations of the coups; the type of regime legitimation; the rank of the coup makers; and the legacy of the military establishment were examined. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 31, 1970
Accession Number
AD0706406

Entities

People

  • Amos Perlmutter

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Africa
  • Cooperation
  • Geographic Regions
  • Intervention
  • Middle East
  • North Africa
  • Orientation (Direction)

Readers

  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Regression Analysis.
  • Strategic Security Studies