- 261 pages
- English
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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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Print ISBN
9781349999620
9781403967152
Subtopic
African PoliticsTable of contents
- Cover
- Contents
- List of Tables
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 Class Dimensions of Military Coups
- 2 Situating the Militariat
- 3 Historicizing the Militariat
- 4 Ghana: Mainstreaming "Junior Jesus"
- 5 Liberia: "No Doe, No Liberia"
- 6 Burkina Faso: "Robin Hood of the Sahel"
- 7 Sierra Leone: "Sobels" and "Foot of State"
- 8 The Gambia: Despot from Kannillai
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
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