Contents

pp vii-viii

Foreword by Juan Linz

pp ix-x

Acknowledgments

pp xi-xiv

1 - Introduction: Political parties, theories of regime change, and the Uruguayan case

pp 1-14

PART I - THE CRISIS AND SURVIVAL OF URUGUAYAN POLITICAL PARTIES

pp 15-16

2 - Politicians and parties in Uruguay: origins and crisis

pp 17-32

3 - The breakdown of democracy

pp 33-49

4 - The failure of military institutionalization and political engineering: the survival of political parties

pp 50-76

PART II - FROM AUTHORITARIAN CRISIS TO TRANSITION

pp 77-78

5 - Attempts at party renewal: from above and below

pp 79-103

6 - Party and military strategies in the “dialogue”: from partial opening to confrontation after the Parque Hotel talks

pp 104-127

7 - From mobilization to negotiation: the exhaustion of alternatives

pp 128-159

8 - The Naval Club pact: party and military strategies in the transition

pp 160-192

PART III - POLITICAL PARTIES AND DEMOCRATIC CONSOLIDATION

pp 193-194

9 - The competition for support: leadership strategies and electoral behavior before and after the 1984 elections

pp 195-216

10 - The legacies of authoritarianism and the challenges for democracy

pp 217-238

Conclusion: Parties and regime change – some lessons and comparisons

pp 239-248

Appendix

pp 249-250

Bibliography

pp 251-260

Index

pp 261-264

CAMBRIDGE LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

pp 265-266