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The May 1999 election victory of General §Obasanjo not only highlights the fragile civil-§military relations of Nigeria, but essentially §illustrates the immense influence the military, §civil society and global powers have on the §recruitment process of political leaders §especially in the developing world. This book, §therefore, provides a comparative analysis on the §Nigerian civil-military environment and sheds light §on the undemocratic recruitment of military leaders §as political leaders, with the aim to predict and §prevent undemocratic recruitment attempts. The §analysis shed some light on undemocratic recruitment §attempts by the military across the globe and as §such should be especially useful to those interested §in leadership -, political behaviour and §development studies, as well as to students of §history and military studies. The book should also §appeal to anyone interested in studies pertaining to §Africa. The May 1999 election victory of General Obasanjo not only highlights the fragile civil- military relations of Nigeria, but essentially illustrates the immense influence the military, civil society and global powers have on the recruitment process of political leaders especially in the developing world. This book, therefore, provides a comparative analysis on the Nigerian civil-military environment and sheds light on the undemocratic recruitment of military leaders as political leaders, with the aim to predict and prevent undemocratic recruitment attempts. The analysis shed some light on undemocratic recruitment attempts by the military across the globe and as such should be especially useful to those interested in leadership -, political behaviour and development studies, as well as to students of history and military studies. The book should also appeal to anyone interested in studies pertaining to Africa.

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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Politics & government

• Full title: Political Recruitment of the Nigerian Military
• Subtitle: Applying the Environment Determined Political Leadership Model
• Author: Salomon Hoogenraad-Vermaak
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 188
• EAN: 9783639099584
• ISBN: 3639099583
• ID: 06818967
• Publisher: VDM Verlag
• Weight: 259 g
• Dimensions: 229 × 152 × 10 mm
• Date of publishing: 06. November 2008

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