The Coup within the Coup: An Analysis of Competing Discourses in 1961-1964

In this polished and incisive book, second place-winner of the Brazilian Association of Political Science's 2018 Victor Nunes Leal Prize, Daniel de Mendonça revisits his doctoral thesis on the interpretation of the discursive battle that took place between political groups in the pre-coup perio...

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Published inBrazilian Political Science Review Vol. 13; no. 2; pp. 1 - 10
Main Authors Linhares, Bianca de Freitas, Baron, Letícia
Format Journal Article Book Review
LanguageEnglish
Published Rio de Janeiro Associacao Brasileira de Ciencia Politica 01.11.2019
Brazilian Political Science Association
Subjects
Brochures
Communism
Coups d'etat
Democracy
Dictators
Discourses
Goulart, Joao
Interest groups
Leadership
Legislators
Military personnel
Political science
Politics
Presidents
Brazil
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Summary:In this polished and incisive book, second place-winner of the Brazilian Association of Political Science's 2018 Victor Nunes Leal Prize, Daniel de Mendonça revisits his doctoral thesis on the interpretation of the discursive battle that took place between political groups in the pre-coup period. The second part of the book deals with events between February and April 1964 and seeks to clarify how discourse was articulated by the defenders of the reforms proposed by Goulart, by pro- and anti-government members of Congress, and by the military leadership, who defended a rupture with democracy. [...]the categories are employed in all chapters to facilitate analysis of the discourse of antagonistic groups harvested from a range of data sources. Discursive clashes between military figures are cited, and these reveal opposing poles: one military grouping that supported following the law and opposed any 'military solution', and another that argued that the military has a constitutional responsibility to maintain order and could therefore not allow an agitator and possible communist to take over the government.
ISSN:1981-3821
1981-3821
DOI:10.1590/1981-3821201900020010