Civil-Military Relations in Sierra Leone: A Case Study of African Soldiers in Politics
By Thomas S. Cox.
Description
A striking political reality in sub-Saharan Africa in the 1960s was the substitution of military officers for civilians as rulers of a large group of countries. Why did this occur? How have the military regimes functioned? How have army officials interacted with civilian elites? Focusing on the West African state of Sierra Leone, Thomas Cox attempts to answer these and other significant questions. He uses such primary source materials as treason trial transcripts, minutes of civilian advisory board meetings, and interviews with key participants in civil-military relations. In this carefully...
ISBN(s)
1583483136
