African military history and politics : coups and ideological incursions, 1900-present / A.B. Assensoh and Yvette M. Alex-Assensoh ; foreword by Richard W. Hull ; introduction by Okey Onyejekwe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Assensoh, A. B.

Contributor:

Alex-Assensoh, Yvette M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil-military relations--Africa--History--20th century.

Civil-military relations.

Coups d'état--Africa--History--20th century.

Coups d'état.

Politics and government.

History.

Africa--Politics and government--20th century.

Africa.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 215 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave, 2001.

Summary:

This book shows how Africa's former colonial powers--including Great Britain, France, Portugal, and Spain--trained members and leaders of colonial Armed Forces to be politically nonpartisan. Yet, the modern-day Armed Forces have become so politicized that many countries 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 and political evolution of these events and what bodes for Africa, where the unending military incursions into partisan politics are concerned.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [205]-208) and index.

ISBN:

0312238932

0312240392

OCLC:

45829812