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This book is a satirical exposition of the incompetence and fraudulance of the military in government. (DÜI-Hff)

From 1967 to 1974, the military junta ruling Greece attempted a dramatic reshaping of the nation, implementing ideas and policies that left a lasting mark on both domestic affairs and international relations. Bringing together leading scholars from a range of disciplines, this book explores the junta's attempts to impose authoritarian rule upon a rapidly modernizing country while navigating a complex international landscape. Focusing both on foreign relations as well as domestic matters such as economics, ideology, religion, culture and education, this book offers a fresh and well-researched study of a key period in modern Greek history.

Until the Storm Passes reveals how Brazil's 1964–1985 military dictatorship contributed to its own demise by alienating the civilian political elites who initially helped bring it to power. Based on exhaustive research conducted in nearly twenty archives in five countries, as well as on oral histories with surviving politicians from the period, this book tells the surprising story of how the alternatingly self-interested and heroic resistance of the political class contributed decisively to Brazil's democratization. As they gradually turned against military rule, politicians began to embrace a political role for the masses that most of them would never have accepted in 1964, thus setting the stage for the breathtaking expansion of democracy that Brazil enjoyed over the next three decades.
"In this remarkable study, Bryan Pitts shows how Brazil's political class used notions of privilege and honor in order to navigate the spaces between the military dictatorship and popular movements. Through innovative research—including audio recordings of legislative proceedings made available to readers of this book—Until the Storm Passes skillfully captures the atmosphere of a pivotal moment in Brazilian history." JACOB BLANC, author of Before the Flood: The Itaipu Dam and the Visibility of Rural Brazil
A timely and original addition to our understanding of the transition from military to democratic rule in Brazil. By providing an in-depth rereading of key political events during the dictatorship's final years, Pitts fills a gap in the existing scholarship by advancing a somewhat revisionist, important argument about the relevance of the political class in the country's recent history." RAFAEL R. IORIS, author of Transforming Brazil: A History of National Development in the Postwar Era

Revolution and counterrevolution in Brazil -- "A gente quer ter voz ativa" -- The birth of a movement -- "Caminhando e cantando e seguindo a canção" -- The world turned upside down -- "Agora falando sério" -- Defending artistic and academic freedom -- "Acorda amor" -- The campaign against torture -- "Vai meu irmão" -- Latin Americanists take a stand -- "Pode me prender, pode me bater" -- Human rights and the organization of American states -- "Fado tropical" -- Congressional questioning -- "While my eyes go looking for flying saucers in the sky" -- Denouncing the dictatorship -- "Navegar é preciso" -- Performing opposition -- "Quem é essa mulher?" -- The slow-motion return to democracy -- "Amanhã há de ser outro dia

Testimonial and memoir of Lina Penna Sattamini's attempts to save her son from possible death at the hands of Brazil's military dictatorship, which had accused him of subversive activities in the early 1970s.

The beginning -- Operation Bandeirante -- The military hospital -- Incommunicado -- Our first visit -- Still imprisoned -- Transferred to Rio -- Solitude -- Support in the United States -- My return to Brazil -- The saga continues -- Anguish -- Despair -- Freedom -- Exile -- Protest -- Recovery -- Continuing the struggle -- Another martyr of the dictatorship -- In search of a permanent visa -- Returning home -- Never forgetting.