The man on horseback : the role of the military in politics - Finer, S. E. (Samuel Edward), 1915-1993. (Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press ; London, England : F. Pinter, 1988)
The Military in the Politics of Today -- The Political Strengths of the Military -- The Political Weaknesses of the Military -- The Disposition to Intervene (1) Motive -- The Disposition to Intervene (2) Mood -- The Opportunity to Intervene -- The Levels of Intervention (1) Countries of developed political culture -- The Levels of Intervention (2) Countries of low political culture -- The Levels of Intervention (3) Countries of minimal political culture -- The Modes of Intervention -- The Results of Intervention -- The Military Regimes -- The Past and the Future of Military Intervention.
Includes indexes.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-329).
Keywords: Civil-military relations; Civil-military relations; Armed Forces -- Political activity; Politics -- Role of military forces, 1958-1981