Quasi-Armies and State-Building in Africa / Olaf Bachmann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bachmann, Olaf, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nation-building--Africa.

Nation-building.

Nation-building--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2024.

Summary:

"Through rich new case studies of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Cameroon, and Rwanda, this open access book takes an important step in de-Westernizing civil-military relations theory. Bachmann demonstrates how and why most African militaries never developed into professional armies. Instead, they have generally remained quasi-armies in the context of the quasi-states that established themselves after independence. This book is a must-read for researchers and students of African Studies and International Development, and it is of keen interest to peace practitioners in post-conflict environments"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Benchmarking the State and the Military: Historical and Cultural DeterminantsChapter 3: The Congo: The Army that Never Was Chapter 4: Cameroon: A Two Speed Army Chapter 5: Rwanda: Three Republics, Two Militaries, One Army Chapter 6: Quasi- and Other Armies.

Notes:

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