military and the Nigerian state, 1966-1993
Subtitle: a study of the strategies of political power control
By: Adegboyega Isaac Ajayi
Publisher: Africa World Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Trenton NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 188
ISBN-13: 9781592215683; 9781592215690
Subjects: Nigeria. -- Nigerian Army -- Political activity; Civil-military relations -- Nigeria -- History -- 20th century; Military government -- Nigeria -- History -- 20th century; Power (Social sciences) -- Nigeria -- History -- 20th century; Nigeria -- Politics and government -- 1960-; Nigeria -- History -- Civil War, 1967-1970
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]-181) and index
Table of contents: title: Nature and character of the Nigerian state and its military establishment before 1966; title: The military's incursion into Nigerian politics : the 'corrective regime' claim; title: The politics of patronage and subordination; title: The militarisation of the Nigerian polity; title: Transition as a strategy; title: Conclusion : the virtual collapse of the Nigerian state