LEADER 02803nam 2200337 u 450 001 9910647701403321 005 20230526200442.0 010 $a9781800106659 035 $a(CKB)26163577800041 035 $a(NjHacI)9926163577800041 035 $a(EXLCZ)9926163577800041 100 $a20230526d2022 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aState-building and National Militaries in Postcolonial West Africa $eDecolonizing the Means of Coercion 1958-1974 /$fRiina Turtio 210 1$aWoodbridge :$cBoydell & Brewer, Limited,$d2022. 215 $a1 online resource (373 pages) 327 $aFront cover -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- Peaceful Decolonization and the Cold War -- Armed Forces and State-building: The Development of National Militaries in West Africa -- Sources and Methodology -- Objectives and Structure of the Book -- 2 Autonomy: Foreign Assistance and African Decision-making -- The Pros and Cons of Neutralism: The Reliance of Guinea and Mali on the Soviet Union -- Life Insurance: French Relations with the Presidents of Co?te d'Ivoire and Senegal -- Surviving on Leftovers: Building National Militaries with Limited Resources Conclusion -- 3 Sovereignty: Strategies to Control Populations and Territories -- Coopting States: Co?te d'Ivoire and Senegal -- Coercive States: Guinea and Mali -- Centralized States: Niger and Upper Volta -- Conclusion -- 4 Legitimacy and Colonial Legacies: The Use of Force and Institutions of Coercion -- Blood Tax: West African Soldiers in the French Army -- From 'Mercenaries' to a People's Armed Force: Military Building in Guinea -- Relying on France: Continuity in Colonial Structures in Co?te d'Ivoire -- A Reverence for Warriors: The Postcolonial Importance of Soldiers in Upper Volta Conclusion -- 5 Governance: Control and Command of the Armed Forces -- A Revolutionary Army Eats Itself: The Soviet Model in Guinea and Mali -- Economic Liberalism vs Multiparty Democracy: Ivorian and Senegalese Decision-making -- Nigerien and Voltaic Soldiers: Guardians of the Treasury? -- Conclusion -- 6 Conclusion: Legacies of Control -- Bibliography -- Index. 330 $aExplores the fundamental role of the military in state-building in francophone postcolonial West Africa and how foreign economic and military aid has influenced it. 606 $aCivil-military relations 615 0$aCivil-military relations. 676 $a322.5 700 $aTurtio$b Riina$01359822 801 0$bNjHacI 801 1$bNjHacl 912 $a9910647701403321 996 $aState-building and National Militaries in Postcolonial West Africa$93374836 997 $aUNINA