1st Edition

The Military in African Politics

By William Gutteridge Copyright 1969
178 Pages
by Routledge

178 Pages
by Routledge

178 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1969, this book assesses the origin and nature of the 20 th Century trend towards military intervention in the politics of African states. It begins by examining the natures of African armies and their inheritance from the colonial period. It scrutinizes the Nigerian and Ghana coups of 1966 and aspects of the East African mutinies in 1964 as well as events in certain... Read more

1.The Origins and Nature of African Armies 2. The Social Structure of African armies 3. Political and Social Adaptation 4. The Nature of the East African Mutinies 1964 5. Examples from Francophone Africa 6. The Tragedy of Nigeria 7. The Case of Ghana 8. Foreign Military Assistance and the Political Role of African Armed Forces 9. The Political Role and Motivation of the Military in Africa – An Assessment.

Biography

W. F. Gutteridge

Review of the original edition of The Military in African Politics:

‘…it is particularly useful to have accounts of events in French-speaking Africa, in East Africa, in Nigeria and in Ghana set out and assessed side by side.’ J. E. Lavers, Journal of the Historical Society of Nigeria, Vol 6, No. 1

‘…timely and appropriate.’ Claude E. Welch, African Affairs, Vol 69, Issue 275.