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Authoritarian Regimes in Latin America: Dictators, Despots, and Tyrants: Dictators, Despots, and Tyrants (Jaguar Books on Latin America) by Paul H. Lewis Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2005 ISBN-10: 0-7425-3739-0 / 0742537390 ISBN-13: 978-0-7425-3739-2 / 9780742537392 Strong, colorful personalities who impose their will upon laws, constitutions, courts, and congresses are an enduring feature of Latin American politics, beginning with the violent regional bosses (caudillos) of the early nineteenth century and continuing with the 'hyper-presidential' systems of tod |