Search Results: the nigerian military a sociological analysis by robin luckham

Paperback. Acceptable.

Paperback / softback. New. An account of the Nigerian military coups of 1966 in which the author discusses both the events themselves and their sociological background.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Cambridge University Press, 1974-11-29. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1971. 1st edition. Hardcover. Good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; xiii, 376 p. : illus., map. ; 24 cm. Notes; ""First written as a Ph.D. dissertation for the University of Chicago."" Includes bibliographical references. Contents; Part One: Two military coups -- January 1966: the Majors' coup -- July 1966: the junior officers' and NCOs' coup -- Part Two: The Nigerian military as a social system -- The Nigerian army: composition and structure -- Officers and gentlemen: the image of an elite -- Peer groups: solidarity and cleavage -- Of heroism and hierarchy: the dilemmas of discipline -- Nigerianisation: the legacy of haste -- Tribe and region: the activation of primordial identities -- Part Three: The military and politics -- The political background -- Civilian control of the military, 1958-66 -- The Ironsi regime: the army… Read More