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From bullies to officers and gentlemen : how notions of professionalism and civility transformed the Ghana Armed Forces

Title
From bullies to officers and gentlemen : how notions of professionalism and civility transformed the Ghana Armed Forces / Humphrey Asamoah Agyekum.
Author
Agyekum, Humphrey Asamoah
Publication
  • New York : Berghahn Books, 2019.
  • ©2019

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Description
xi, 239 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
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 B̀uga Buga' soldiers - uneducated, lower-class soldiers, human rights abusers - to a more 'modern' fighting force.
Subject
  • Military socialization > Ghana
  • Soldiers > Ghana > Conduct of life
  • Civil-military relations > Ghana
  • Armed Forces
  • Armed Forces > Military life
  • Civil-military relations
  • Military socialization
  • Soldiers > Conduct of life
  • Ghana > Armed Forces > Military life
  • Ghana > Armed Forces > History
  • Ghana
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The breakdown of everydayness -- On hierarchy and trust: 'monkeys play by sizes' -- On discipline: disciplining the body and the mind -- New soldiers on the block: from Buga-Buga soldier to disciplined soldier subjects -- Factors of continual subjection -- Transformation in broad perspective: professionalism, civility and civil-military relations.
Call Number
Sc E 20-73
ISBN
  • 9781789202946
  • 1789202949
LCCN
2019008858
OCLC
1078413523
Author
Agyekum, Humphrey Asamoah, author.
Title
From bullies to officers and gentlemen : how notions of professionalism and civility transformed the Ghana Armed Forces / Humphrey Asamoah Agyekum.
Publisher
New York : Berghahn Books, 2019.
Copyright Date
©2019
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Research Call Number
Sc E 20-73
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