State-building and National Militaries in Postcolonial West Africa : Decolonizing the Means of Coercion 1958-1974 / / Riina Turtio
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Turtio Riina
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State-building and National Militaries in Postcolonial West Africa : Decolonizing the Means of Coercion 1958-1974 / / Riina Turtio
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| Pubblicazione: | Woodbridge : , : Boydell & Brewer, Limited, , 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (373 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 322.5 |
| Soggetto topico: | Civil-military relations |
| Nota di contenuto: | Front 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 Côte d'Ivoire and Senegal -- Surviving on Leftovers: Building National Militaries with Limited Resources Conclusion -- 3 Sovereignty: Strategies to Control Populations and Territories -- Coopting States: Côte 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 Côte 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Explores the fundamental role of the military in state-building in francophone postcolonial West Africa and how foreign economic and military aid has influenced it. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | State-building and National Militaries in Postcolonial West Africa |
| ISBN: | 9781800106659 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910647701403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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