From Bullies to Officers and Gentlemen: How Notions of Professionalism and Civility Transformed the Ghana Armed Forces

From Bullies to Officers and Gentlemen: How Notions of Professionalism and Civility Transformed the Ghana Armed Forces
Humphrey Asamoah Agyekum
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Hardback
h229 x 152mm - 262pg
15 Jul 2019 UK
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9781789202946
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Based on unprecedented access to the Ghanaian military barracks and inspired by the recent resurgence of coups in West Africa, Agyekum assesses why and how the Ghana Armed Forces were transformed from an organization that actively orchestrated coups into an institution that accepts the authority of the democratically elected civilian government. Focusing on the process of professionalization of the Ghanaian military, this ethnography based monograph examines both historical and contemporary themes, and assesses the shift in military personnel from `Buga Buga' soldiers - uneducated, lower-class soldiers, human rights abusers - to a more `modern' fighting force.
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ISBN-13: 9781789202946
Published: 15 Jul 2019
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Berghahn Books
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Format: Hardback
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Pages: 262

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