Crafting Civilian Control of the Military in Venezuela: A Comparative Perspective

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CRAFTING CIVILIAN CONTROL OF THE MILITARY IN VENEZUELA This page intentionally left blank CRAFTING CIVILIAN CONTROL OF THE MILITARY IN VENEZUELA A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE n Harold A. Trinkunas The University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill © 2005 The University of North Carolina Press All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Designed by Amy Ruth Buchanan Set in Minion by Tseng Information Systems, Inc. The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. Library of Congress Cataloging-inPublication Data Trinkunas, Harold A. Crafting civilian control of the military in Venezuela : a comparative perspective / Harold A. Trinkunas. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index.  --- (cloth : alk. paper) —  --- (pbk. : alk. paper) . Civil-military relations—Venezuela—History— th century. . Democratization—Venezuela. . Venezuela—Politics and government—th century. I. Title. .  '.'—dc  cloth           paper           TO LUBA AND SOPHIE This page intentionally left blank ...