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African military history and politics : coups and ideological incursions, 1900-present / A.B. Assensoh and Yvette M. Alex-Assensoh ; foreword by Richard W. Hull ; introd. by Okey Onyejekwe.

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Online Access:	Full Text (via Internet Archive)
Main Author:	Assensoh, A. B.
Other Authors:	Alex-Assensoh, Yvette M.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Palgrave, 2001.
Subjects:	Civil-military relations > Africa > History > 20th century. Coups d'etat > Africa > History > 20th century. Africa > Politics and government > 20th century. Civil-military relations. Coups d'etat. Politics and government Africa. History.

Table of Contents:

Africa's recent colonial past, 1900-1970
Africa's armed forces in retrospect : the history of the colonial and postcolonial forces
Corrupt and dictatorial tendencies : the tacit invitation for military intervention
Military leaders turned civilian rulers
Military presence in African politics : stability or instability?
African coups galore : foreign and ideological influences
African coups in political and theoretical contexts.