African Military History and Politics
Subtitle: Coups and Ideological Incursions, 1900-Present
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: January 12, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780312240394
Subjects: Africa - General; Military - Other; Political History; History / Africa; History : Military - Other; Political Science / General; Political Science : Political History; International Relations - General; Military - General; History - General History; Textbooks; 20th century; Africa; Civil-military relations; Coups d'etat; Coups d'âetat; History; History: World
First sentence: A major goal of this book is to analyze the historical foundations and contemporary manifestations of the various armed forces (including the police in Africa and their role in the political history of the continent, with an emphasis on coups d'etat.