The military and the Nigerian state, 1966-1993 : a study of the strategies of political power control / Adegboyega Isaac Ajayi

Author: Ajayi, 'Gboyega
Published: Trenton NJ : Africa World Press, [2007]
Copyright Date: ©2007
Physical Description: xvii, 188 pages ; 22 cm

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Contents

Nature and character of the Nigerian state and its military establishment before 1966 -- The military's incursion into Nigerian politics : the 'corrective regime' claim -- The politics of patronage and subordination -- The militarisation of the Nigerian polity -- Transition as a strategy -- Conclusion : the virtual collapse of the Nigerian state.

Subject(s)

Nigeria. Nigerian Army—Political activity
Civil-military relations—Nigeria—History—20th century
Military government—Nigeria—History—20th century
Power (Social sciences)—Nigeria—History—20th century
Nigeria—Politics and government—1960-
Nigeria—History—Civil War, 1967-1970

ISBN

1592215688 (hb)
9781592215683 (hb)
1592215696 (pb)
9781592215690 (pb)

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [165]-181) and index.

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