Coups from below : armed subalterns and state power in West Africa / Jimmy D. Kandeh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kandeh, Jimmy D. (Jimmy David), 1959-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil-military relations--Africa, West.

Civil-military relations.

Military government--Africa, West.

Military government.

Coups d'état--Africa, West.

Coups d'état.

West Africa.

Physical Description:

x, 255 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2004.

Summary:

"Coups from Below "represents the first major effort at studying coups carried out by the lumpen section or the subalterns of the armed forces of African states. No previous study has attempted to examine coup making by those in the bottom ranks of the military as a distinct pattern of intervention in African studies. Kandeh examines this pattern as broadly symptomatic of state failure, especially the inability of political leaders to institutionalize power, eradicate mass poverty and promote socioeconomic development.

Contents:

Class Dimensions of Military Coups

Situating the Militariat

Historicizing the Militariat

Ghana: Mainstreaming 'Junior Jesus'

Liberia: 'No Doe, No Liberia'

Burkina Faso: 'Robin Hood of the Sahel'

Sierra Leone: Sobels, Rebels and 'Foot of State'

Gambia: Kannillai Despot.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [233]-244) and index.

ISBN:

1403967156

OCLC:

55067732