Godfrey Maringira

Soldiers and the State in Zimbabwe

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book explores the barrack experiences of soldiers in post-independence Zimbabwe, examining the concept of military professionalism within a state in political crisis.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 142
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Dezember 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 213g
• ISBN-13: 9781032241104
• ISBN-10: 1032241101
• Artikelnr.: 62951479

Autorenporträt

Godfrey Maringira is a Volkswagen Foundation Senior Research fellow based at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa. He is the recipient of the 2018 African Author Prize for his article Politicization and resistance in the Zimbabwean National Army in African Affairs.

Inhaltsangabe

1. An Introduction 2. Recruitment and Training 3. Military Intelligence,
Politics and Loyalty in Combat Uniform 4. Empty Combat Bellies, Troop
Canteens: Barracks of Hunger 5. Promotion and Demotion of Rank 6. Military
Prosecution and Detention 7. Dreaming the Military: Re-living the Barracks
in Exile 8. Mobilising the Coup in the Barracks