Introduction -- Autonomy: Foreign Assistance and African Decision-making -- Sovereignty: Strategies to Control Populations and Territories -- Legitimacy and Colonial Legacies: The Use of Force and Institutions of Coercion -- Governance: Control and Command of the Armed Forces -- Conclusion: Legacies of Control
Summary
Examines the role of the military in the decolonization and state-building process in francophone West Africa from 1958 to 1974. The book argues that the military played a fundamental role in this process, and that its influence can still be felt today
