African Democratization and Military Coups e-bog
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Onwumechili provides an exciting perspective on African military coups and reminds us that democracy is not synonymous solely with Western societies. He examines democracies in traditional Africa and shows how these socieites clearly defined and limited the roles of traditional African armies.From this background, Onwumechili makes readers appreciate that modern African armies are deviant insti...
E-bog
436,85 DKK
Forlag
Praeger
Udgivet
30 oktober 1998
Længde
136 sider
Genrer
1H
Sprog
English
Format
pdf
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9780313388217
Onwumechili provides an exciting perspective on African military coups and reminds us that democracy is not synonymous solely with Western societies. He examines democracies in traditional Africa and shows how these socieites clearly defined and limited the roles of traditional African armies.From this background, Onwumechili makes readers appreciate that modern African armies are deviant institutions, with no roots in traditional Africa. Rather, he argues, one has to seek those roots in Africa's recent, colonial history. Dr. Onwumechili goes on to describe the reasons for coups and their tactics. Finally, he examines how military coups can be prevented. While previous solutions have largely failed, Onwumechili provides convincing solutions based on case studies.