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Soldier's Paradise Militarism in Africa after Empire
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fury Childs Daly, Samuel
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Postcolonialism--Nigeria.
- Postcolonialism.
- Dictatorship--Africa--History--20th century.
- Dictatorship.
- Military government--Africa--History--20th century.
- Military government.
- Postcolonialism--Africa.
- Nigeria--History--1960-.
- Nigeria.
- Nigeria--History, Military--20th century.
- Nigeria--Politics and government--1960-.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Durham Duke University Press 2024
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Samuel Fury Childs Daly tell the history of how Africa's postcolonial military regimes tried and ultimately failed to transform their societies into martial utopias.
- Contents:
- The gavel and the gun : the inheritance of colonialism
- The soldier's creed : discipline as an ideology
- The portable coup : the jurisprudence of military "revolution"
- Oracles and autocrats : the uses of customary law
- Fela Kuti goes to court : the spectacle of inquiry
- The gift of martial law : military tribunals for civilians
- Coda: Militarism's denouement.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 1-4780-9418-4
- 1-4780-5982-6
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