Coups from Below
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Coups from Below

Armed Subalterns and State Power in West Africa

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eBook - PDF

Coups from Below

Armed Subalterns and State Power in West Africa

About this book

Coups from Below represents the first major effort at studying coups carried out by the lumpen section or the subalterns of the armed forces of African states. No previous study has attempted to examine coup making by those in the bottom ranks of the military as a distinct pattern of intervention in African studies. Kandeh examines this pattern as broadly symptomatic of state failure, especially the inability of political leaders to institutionalize power, eradicate mass poverty and promote socioeconomic development.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. List of Tables
  4. Preface
  5. Introduction
  6. 1 Class Dimensions of Military Coups
  7. 2 Situating the Militariat
  8. 3 Historicizing the Militariat
  9. 4 Ghana: Mainstreaming "Junior Jesus"
  10. 5 Liberia: "No Doe, No Liberia"
  11. 6 Burkina Faso: "Robin Hood of the Sahel"
  12. 7 Sierra Leone: "Sobels" and "Foot of State"
  13. 8 The Gambia: Despot from Kannillai
  14. Conclusion
  15. Notes
  16. Bibliography
  17. Index