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Examines how African coups occur and can be prevented.

Table of Contents

Foreword Preface Traditional African Democracies Western Democracy and Democratic Consolidation in Africa Reasons For and History of Military Coups Military Threat to Deomocratization Solutions to the Military Threat Case Studies and OAU's Role Bibliography Index

About the Author

CHUKA ONWUMECHILI is Associate Professor in the School of Arts and Sciences at Bowie State University. His research interests focus on military and development issues in Africa. Dr. Onwumechili has presented numerous papers on military coups in Africa and was an invited panelist at the 1997 Sierra Leone Peace Conference organized by Sierra Leone's prodemocracy movements.

Reviews

"A fascinating work, well researched, and bristling with courage to provide a fresh way of looking at old problems. Chuka Onwumechili is a young African scholar of immense promise at a time the continent is in dire need of such."-Ojo Maduekwe, Attorney-at-Law Member, 2nd Republic National Assembly

"This is an important and well-researched book on the two related themes that have dominated Africa's 40 years of independence: how to achieve democracy, and how to contain military rule....This work is more than just a valuable academic contribution to the study of the two themes. It is a lucid and practical manual for those currently trying to ensure the steady implementation of democracy and civil society in the African continent."-Kaye Whitman, Publisher, West Africa magazine

"What singles this book out of the pack is the author's style of presentation and his synthetic power of analysis. Not only does he give us a good historical background to the political process in pre-colonial Africa, but he leads us into the present with a great deal of enthusiasm for details. Students of African politics will find much to digest in this work."-Sulayman S. Nyang, Howard University

?[P]rovides a good analysis of African military coups as well as the democratization process on the African continent since the early 1990s.?-Terrorism & Political Violence

?On the whole, African Democratisation and Military Coups is quite incisive in its analyses and structurally well-balanced. It provides enough food for thought to make it a must-read for policy makers, Africanists and researchers specialising in war studies, government and anthropology.?-Millennium: Journal of International Studies

"�P�rovides a good analysis of African military coups as well as the democratization process on the African continent since the early 1990s."-Terrorism & Political Violence

"[P]rovides a good analysis of African military coups as well as the democratization process on the African continent since the early 1990s."-Terrorism & Political Violence

"On the whole, African Democratisation and Military Coups is quite incisive in its analyses and structurally well-balanced. It provides enough food for thought to make it a must-read for policy makers, Africanists and researchers specialising in war studies, government and anthropology."-Millennium: Journal of International Studies