Description: Using countries such as Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt, Mauritania, Sierra Leone, and Sudan as case studies, this book studies the causes, effects, and evolution of military coups in Africa in order to show that eliminating military coups will require identifying and addre...
Brief description: Zeyad el Nabolsy is assistant professor in the Department of Philosophy at York University.
Review Quotes: "In the transitory and dynamic world of scholarship, Democratization and Military Coups in Africa: Post-1990 Political Conflicts is a welcome re-engagement with the ever-present 'man on the horse back' in Africa's political vineyard." --Dr. Sylvester Odion Akhaine, Lagos State University