Revolution and reaction : the diffusion of authoritarianism in Latin America / Kurt Weyland (University of Texas, Austin).

Why did so many Latin American leftists believe they could replicate the Cuban Revolution in their own countries, and why did so many rightists fear the spread of Communism? Cognitive-psychological insights about people's distorted inferences and skewed interest calculations explain why the left hel...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Weyland, Kurt Gerhard (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2019.
Subjects:	Authoritarianism > Latin America > History > 20th century. Right and left (Political science) > Latin America > History > 20th century. Elite (Social sciences) > Political activity > Latin America > History > 20th century. Authoritarianism. Elite (Social sciences) > Political activity. Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Politics and government. Right and left (Political science) Latin America > Politics and government > 1948-1980. Cuba > History > Revolution, 1959 > Influence. Cuba. Latin America. 1900-1999 History.
Genre:	History.
Physical Description:	x, 310 pages ; 23 cm
Format:	Book

Contents:

The difficulty of accounting for reverse waves
A theory of reactionary waves
Diffusion effects of the Cuban revolution
Waves of radicalization and reaction
The imposition of institutional authoritarianism
Horizontal diffusion and vertical promotion in the autocratic wave
Reactionary waves across history
Conclusion: theoretical refelctions.