Praetorianism in Commonwealth West Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4848335 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Claude E Welch (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1972 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 203-222 |
| Publication date | 1972-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Modern African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-278X • E-ISSN: 1469-7777 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022278x00022357 |
| OpenAlex | W2117373588 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 23 |
Within five years, some of the cadets to whom these remarks were addressed helped overthrow Kwame Nkrumah. Despite the warning, 'Politics are not for soldiers', the armed forces in Ghana - as in 14 other African states - assumed full political control. The military thus changed in Africa from relatively insignificant relics of colonial administration into prime arbiters of political disputes - settling arguments, in many instances, by the direct seizure of power. Praetorianism had reached south of the Sahara
Administration (probate law · Colonialism · Commonwealth · Development economics · Economics · Kwame · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Prime minister · Sociology · African history and culture studies · African Studies and Geopolitics · Demography · History · Law
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,15 |
| Citation span | 1973 - 2019 (47) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |