The Nigerian Military
A Sociological Analysis of Authority and Revolt 1960–67

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

Robin Luckham (Author)

9780521098823, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 3 October 1974

396 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm, 0.539 kg

'… this is a book of real value, not least in the way it has assembled and recovered information which will remain a primary source for a critical watershed in the history of tropical Africa's most important state.' Canadian Journal of History

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

List of tables
Preface
Map
Introduction
Part I. Two Military Coups
Part II. The Nigerian Military as a Social System
Part III. The Military and Politics
Appendices
Indexes.

Subject Areas: Sociology & anthropology [JH]