Soldier's Paradise
Book • 2024
In *Soldier's Paradise*, Samuel Fury Childs Daly delves into the ideology of militarism in post-colonial Africa.
The book challenges the notion of military rule as merely chaotic, revealing a structured ideology focused on discipline and order.
Daly uses archival materials to show how military regimes attempted to reshape societies in their image.
The analysis explores the complex relationship between militarism and other ideologies, such as capitalism and communism.
The book offers a fresh perspective on decolonization, highlighting the lasting impact of militarism on African politics.
The book challenges the notion of military rule as merely chaotic, revealing a structured ideology focused on discipline and order.
Daly uses archival materials to show how military regimes attempted to reshape societies in their image.
The analysis explores the complex relationship between militarism and other ideologies, such as capitalism and communism.
The book offers a fresh perspective on decolonization, highlighting the lasting impact of militarism on African politics.
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Samuel Fury Childs Daly, "Soldier's Paradise: Militarism in Africa After Empire" (Duke UP, 2024)
