Download or read book The Military and Politics in Africa written by George Klay Kieh and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2004 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike other publications on the military and politics in Africa which focus on one or two aspects of the involvement of the military in African politics, this text provides a comprehensive evaluation of the various aspects of military intervention. Such a collection provides useful insights into the military's role in African politics from initial intervention to the performance of military regimes, as well as to disengagement, reengagement, consolidation and finally, the offering of ways to control the problem of intervention.