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African democratization and military coups / Chuka Onwumechili ; foreword by Emmanuel A. Erskine.
Van Pelt Library JQ1873.5.C58 O58 1998
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Onwumechili, Chuka.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Civil-military relations--Africa.
- Civil-military relations.
- Democracy--Africa.
- Democracy.
- Coups d'état.
- Africa.
- Democratization--Africa.
- Democratization.
- Coups d'état--Africa.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 121 pages ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1998.
- Summary:
- Examines how African coups occur and can be prevented.
- Contents:
- 1. Traditional African Democracies 1
- 2. Western Democracy and Democratic Consolidation in Africa 15
- 3. Reasons for and History of Military Coups 37
- 4. Military Threat to Democratization 59
- 5. Solutions to the Military Threat 75
- 6. Case Studies and the OAU's Role 91.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [111]-114) and index.
- ISBN:
- 027596325X
- OCLC:
- 38870717
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