The Nigerian military : a sociological analysis of authority & revolt 1960-67 / Robin Luckham

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 as a government, January to July 1966 -- Military image and political beliefs -- The way to secession. Subjects; Nigeria. Nigerian Army Political activity. Nigeria. Nigerian Army. Military government. Politics and government. Relations pouvoir civil-pouvoir militaire Nigeria 1945-1970. Sociology, Military Nigeria. Civil-military relations Nigeria. Nigeria Politics and government. Nigeria Armed Forces. Nigeria Politics and government 1960-1975. Nigeria Army.