State-building and National Militaries in Postcolonial West Africa : Decolonizing the Means of Coercion 1958-1974 / Riina Turtio.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Turtio, Riina, author.

Series:

Western Africa Series ; 18

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil-military relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (373 pages)

Place of Publication:

Woodbridge : Boydell & Brewer, Limited, 2022.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Explores the fundamental role of the military in state-building in francophone postcolonial West Africa and how foreign economic and military aid has influenced it.

Contents:

Front cover

Contents

Illustrations

Abbreviations

1 Introduction

Peaceful Decolonization and the Cold War

Armed Forces and State-building: The Development of National Militaries in West Africa

Sources and Methodology

Objectives and Structure of the Book

2 Autonomy: Foreign Assistance and African Decision-making

The Pros and Cons of Neutralism: The Reliance of Guinea and Mali on the Soviet Union

Life Insurance: French Relations with the Presidents of Côte d'Ivoire and Senegal

Surviving on Leftovers: Building National Militaries with Limited Resources Conclusion

3 Sovereignty: Strategies to Control Populations and Territories

Coopting States: Côte d'Ivoire and Senegal

Coercive States: Guinea and Mali

Centralized States: Niger and Upper Volta

Conclusion

4 Legitimacy and Colonial Legacies: The Use of Force and Institutions of Coercion

Blood Tax: West African Soldiers in the French Army

From 'Mercenaries' to a People's Armed Force: Military Building in Guinea

Relying on France: Continuity in Colonial Structures in Côte d'Ivoire

A Reverence for Warriors: The Postcolonial Importance of Soldiers in Upper Volta Conclusion

5 Governance: Control and Command of the Armed Forces

A Revolutionary Army Eats Itself: The Soviet Model in Guinea and Mali

Economic Liberalism vs Multiparty Democracy: Ivorian and Senegalese Decision-making

Nigerien and Voltaic Soldiers: Guardians of the Treasury?

6 Conclusion: Legacies of Control

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

This eBook is made available Open Access under a CC BY-NC 4.0 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0

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ISBN:

9781800106659