Charles H. Kennedy, David J. Louscher, Charles H. Kennedy, et al.
Leiden
Brill
Three conceptual themes have dominated social science literature pertaining to civil-military interaction- military professionalism, theories of the coup d'etat, and governmental performance. This chapter briefly describes the content of these themes and places the contributions to this volume within the context of such literature. Three conceptual themes have dominated social science literature pertaining to civil-military interaction- military professionalism, theories of the coup d'etat, and governmental performance. This chapter briefly describes the content of these themes and places the contributions to this volume within the context of such literature.