African Military History and Politics : Coups and Ideological Incursions, 1900-Present
Ethnology-Africa Politics and war Africa-History Africa-Politics and government International relations Terrorism African Culture Military and Defence Studies African History African Politics Terrorism and Political Violence
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
2001
1st ed. 2001.
EISBN 1281366226
Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter One: Africa's Recent Colonial Past, 1900-1970; Chapter Two: Africa's Armed Forces in Retrospect: The History of the Colonial and Postcolonial Forces; Chapter Three: Corrupt and Dictatorial Tendencies: The Tacit Invitation for Military Intervention; Chapter Four: Military Leaders Turned Civilian Rulers; Chapter Five: Military Presence in African Politics: Stability or Instability?; Chapter Six: African Coups Galore: Foreign and Ideological Influences; Chapter Seven: African Coups in Political and Theoretical Contexts
Chapter Eight: ConclusionNotes; Bibliography; Index; About the Authors
Africa's former colonial masters, including Great Britain; France, Portugal and Spain, trained members and leaders of the various colonial Armed Forces to be politically non-partisan. Yet, the modern-day Armed Forces on the continent, made up of the Army, Police, Air Force and Navy, have become so politicized that many countries in Africa are today ruled or have already been ruled by military dictators through coups d'etat, occasionally for good reasons as the book points out. This book traces the historical-cum-political evolution of these events, and what bodes for Africa, where the unending military incursions into partisan politics are concerned.
Chapter Eight: ConclusionNotes; Bibliography; Index; About the Authors
Africa's former colonial masters, including Great Britain; France, Portugal and Spain, trained members and leaders of the various colonial Armed Forces to be politically non-partisan. Yet, the modern-day Armed Forces on the continent, made up of the Army, Police, Air Force and Navy, have become so politicized that many countries in Africa are today ruled or have already been ruled by military dictators through coups d'etat, occasionally for good reasons as the book points out. This book traces the historical-cum-political evolution of these events, and what bodes for Africa, where the unending military incursions into partisan politics are concerned.
