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

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Agyekum, Humphrey Asamoah (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Berghahn Books, 2019.
Temas:
Military socialization > Ghana.
Soldiers > Ghana > Conduct of life.
Civil-military relations > Ghana.
Socialisation militaire > Ghāna.
Relations pouvoir civil-pouvoir militaire > Ghāna.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
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
Buga Buga.
Ghana Armed Forces.
Ghana.
Professional.
Transformation.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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