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Author

TURTIO, RIINA.

Title State-building and national militaries in postcolonial West Africa [electronic resource] : decolonizing the means of coercion 1958-1974.

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[S.l.] : JAMES CURREY, 2023.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe JSTOR Open Ebooks	Electronic Book	---	Available

Description	1 online resource.
Series	Western Africa series ; 18
Contents	Introduction -- Autonomy: Foreign Assistance and African Decision-making -- Sovereignty: Strategies to Control Populations and Territories -- Legitimacy and Colonial Legacies: The Use of Force and Institutions of Coercion -- Governance: Control and Command of the Armed Forces -- Conclusion: Legacies of Control.
Summary	Examines the role of the military in the decolonization and state-building process in francophone West Africa from 1958 to 1974. The book argues that the military played a fundamental role in this process, and that its influence can still be felt today.
Subject	Civil-military relations -- Africa, West -- History -- 20th century.
	Nation-building -- Africa, West -- History -- 20th century.
	Postcolonialism -- Africa, West -- History -- 20th century.
	Arms transfers -- Africa, West -- History -- 20th century.
	Africa, West -- Politics and government -- 1960-
	Africa, West -- Relations.
	Relations pouvoir civil-pouvoir militaire -- Afrique occidentale -- Histoire -- 20e sičcle.
	Reconstruction d'une nation -- Afrique occidentale -- Histoire -- 20e sičcle.
	Postcolonialisme -- Afrique occidentale -- Histoire -- 20e sičcle.
	Armes -- Vente -- Afrique occidentale -- Histoire -- 20e sičcle.
	Afrique occidentale -- Politique et gouvernement -- 1960-
	Afrique occidentale -- Relations.
	Arms transfers
	Civil-military relations
	International relations
	Nation-building
	Politics and government
	Postcolonialism
	West Africa
Chronological Term	Since 1900
Genre/Form	History
Other Form:	Print version: 1847013422 9781847013422 (OCoLC)1336986976
ISBN	9781800108127 (electronic bk.)
	1800108125 (electronic bk.)
	9781800106659 (electronic bk.)
	1800106653 (electronic bk.)
	1847013422
	9781847013422