The Military and the Post-colonial State: Why Post Colonial Militaries mutiny

By C.M. Kelshall

A glimpse into the world of post colonial militaries and the reasons why they mutiny. The author suggests that the military is one of many pressure group in a post colonial, civil society. militaries must compete with other social movements and interest groups in order to secure the primacy of military professionalism in the face of established colonial social structures. The story of the 1970 military crisis is Trinidad and Tobago illustrates these perspectives.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1534753842
• ISBN13: 9781534753846
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 82 Pages
• Weight: 0.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"