Chapter One: The Military in the Politics of Today; Chapter Two: The Political Strengths of the Military; Chapter Three: The Political Weaknesses of the Military; Chapter Four: The Disposition to Intervene (1) Motive; Chapter Five: The Disposition to Intervene (2) Mood; Chapter Six: The Opportunity to Intervene; Chapter Seven: The Levels of Intervention (1) Countries of Developed Political Culture; Chapter Eight: The Levels of Intervention (2) Countries of Low Political Culture; Chapter Nine: The Levels of Intervention: (3) Countries of Mimimal Political Culture; Chapter Ten: The Modes of Intervention; Chapter Eleven: The Results of Intervention – The Military Regimes; Chapter Twelve: The Past and the Future of Military Intervention
Samuel E. Finer (1915-1993) was professor of government at Manchester University and Gladstone Professor of Government and Public Administration at Oxford University. His published works include the monumental The History of Government from the Earliest Times. Jay Stanley, professor of sociology at Towson University, is a member of the advisory council of the Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society, and on the board of editors of its journal Armed Forces & Society. He is the co-editor of Challenges in Military Health Care, published by Transaction.
-The Man on Horseback is 'old school' in 'new clothes.' In the
current era of renewed interest in civil-military relations, it is
important to revisit previous work on this important topic. Finer's
thesis is dynamic and raises a much needed ruckus in the
civil-military debate....Indeed, the interdisciplinary nature and
comparative features of The Man on Horseback makes it especially
exciting and timely.- - Morten G. Ender, United States Military
Academy
-Stanley's masterful introduction paints a lively portrait of
Finer's life and work and instructs us all on the increasing
relevance of Finer's arguments. It will shake the complacency of
those who do not know or cannot say when, why, and how militaries
intervene in the politics of countries they are supposed to
defend.- - James Burke, Texas A&M University
"The Man on Horseback is 'old school' in 'new clothes.' In the
current era of renewed interest in civil-military relations, it is
important to revisit previous work on this important topic. Finer's
thesis is dynamic and raises a much needed ruckus in the
civil-military debate....Indeed, the interdisciplinary nature and
comparative features of The Man on Horseback makes it especially
exciting and timely." - Morten G. Ender, United States Military
Academy
"Stanley's masterful introduction paints a lively portrait of
Finer's life and work and instructs us all on the increasing
relevance of Finer's arguments. It will shake the complacency of
those who do not know or cannot say when, why, and how militaries
intervene in the politics of countries they are supposed to
defend." - James Burke, Texas A&M University
"Stanley's masterful introduction paints a lively portrait of
Finer's life and work and instructs us all on the increasing
relevance of Finer's arguments. It will shake the complacency of
those who do not know or cannot say when, why, and how militaries
intervene in the politics of countries they are supposed to
defend." - James Burke, Texas A&M University
"The Man on Horseback is 'old school' in 'new clothes.' In the
current era of renewed interest in civil-military relations, it is
important to revisit previous work on this important topic. Finer's
thesis is dynamic and raises a much needed ruckus in the
civil-military debate....Indeed, the interdisciplinary nature and
comparative features of The Man on Horseback makes it especially
exciting and timely." - Morten G. Ender, United States Military
Academy
"Stanley's masterful introduction paints a lively portrait of
Finer's life and work and instructs us all on the increasing
relevance of Finer's arguments. It will shake the complacency of
those who do not know or cannot say when, why, and how militaries
intervene in the politics of countries they are supposed to
defend."- James Burke, Texas A&M University
"The Man on Horseback is 'old school' in 'new clothes.' In the
current era of renewed interest in civil-military relations, it is
important to revisit previous work on this important topic. Finer's
thesis is dynamic and raises a much needed ruckus in the
civil-military debate....Indeed, the interdisciplinary nature and
comparative features of The Man on Horseback makes it especially
exciting and timely."- Morten G. Ender, United States Military
Academy
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