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1. Conceptualizing the state -- 2. The state in historical perspective -- 3. Islamic models of the state -- 4. A homeland for Muslims -- 5. Constitutional dilemmas -- 6. Toward an Islamic state -- 7. Praetorianism -- 8. The Islamic state and international relations -- 9. The Islamic state in the twenty-first century.

"Democratic governance constitutes an enduring challenge for Africa's most populous country, Nigeria. The book reflects on the form, trajectory and content of democratic governance in post-military Nigeria from 1999. Nigeria's democracy remains fragile, conflict sensitive and possibly reversible as the legacy of praetorianism and illiberal political culture constrain the progress and opportunities for democratic growth and consolidation in the country. Progress and expectations are widely disconnected. The policy recommendations contained in the book provides invaluable pathway for reconstituting institutions, politics, power and governance essential for promoting democratic stability and growth in Nigeria"--

Democratic governance constitutes an enduring challenge for Africa's most populous country, Nigeria. The book reflects on the form, trajectory and content of democratic governance in post/military Nigeria from 1999. Nigeria's democracy remains fragile, conflict sensitive and possibly reversible as the legacy of praetorianism and illiberal political culture constrain the progress and opportunities for democratic growth and consolidation in the country. Progress and expectations are widely disconnected. The policy recommendations contained in the book provides invaluable pathway for reconstituting institutions, politics, power and governance essential for promoting democratic stability and growth in Nigeria.

Chapter 1. Introduction. Rethinking political transition in southern Africa: threats and challenges to democratic consolidation (Tendai Chari) -- Part I. Military and Political Transition -- Chapter 2. Praetorianism and political transitions in Lesotho: A critique of the Lesotho military (Dylan Yanano Mangani) -- Chapter 3. The Military and politics in Zimbabwe, 1970s to 2018 (Gilbert Tarugarira) -- Chapter 4. Political leadership in Zimbabwe in the aftermath of the military coup. Change without change? (Mazorodze Washington) -- Chapter 5. Military orchestrated leadership change in Zimbabwe and the quest for political transition (Patrick Dzimiri) -- Chapter 6. Political transition and (anti)democratic culture in Zimbabwe: Press discourses on the November 2017 Military Coup (Tendai Chari) -- Part II. Electoral Politics and Democratisation -- Chapter 7. Fresh presidential election in Malawi, June 2020: Implications on Malawi's democracy (Tiyesere Mercy Chikapa- Jamali).

1 Introduction / Sylvia Ojukutu-Macauley and Ismail Rashid. - 2 Rebellious subjects and citizens : writing subalterns into the history of Sierra Leone / Ismail Rashid. - 3 Clapping with one hand : the search for a gendered "province of freedom" in the historiography of Sierra Leone / Sylvia Ojukutu-Macauley. - 4 (Re) envisioning the African diaspora : historical memory and cross-fertilization in post-colonial Sierra Leone / Nemata Blyden. - 5 Historical memory, Pan-Africanism and national identity / • Tamba M'bayo. - 6 The Chalmers Commission and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Sierra Leone : official inquiries as historical memory / Lansana Gberie. - 7 Decolonization and the rise of Krio separatism / Gibril Cole. - 8 The roots of military praetorianism in Sierra Leone / Festus Cole. - 9 History and memory in contemporary Sierra Leone : re-inscribing fragments from an Atlantic past / Ibrahim Abdullah. - 10 History, memory and post-colonial Sierra Leone / Arthur Abraham. - 11 Sierra Leone at fifty : confronting old problems and preparing for new challenges / Yusuf Bangura. - 12 They hold up half the sky : prospects and challenges for Sierra Leonean women in the 21st century and beyond/ Sylvia Ojukutu-Macauley

Cover -- CLOSE PROTECTION -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- 1 Universal Soldiers -- VIP PROTECTION -- THE GUARDIANS -- THE CHANGING OF THE GUARD -- OVERVIEW -- NOTES -- 2 Red Guards -- THE SHIELD -- THE OPENING -- THE COUP -- THE AFTERMATH -- CONCLUSIONS -- NOTES -- 3 Protecting the State -- REBUILDING RUSSIA -- LEGALIZED ANARCHY -- DEFENSE AND SECURITY -- THE DOOR OPENER AND THE BADGER -- THE ARMY AND SOCIETY -- CONCLUSIONS -- NOTES -- 4 The Palace Guards -- THE KREMLIN MEN -- THE OWLS -- ALPHA AND VYMPEL -- AFTER DZERZHINSKY -- MOSCOW'S ARMY -- SUPPORT SERVICES -- BLACK AND BLUE BERETS -- CONCLUSIONS -- NOTES -- 5 The Khaki October -- YELTSIN AND THE ARMY -- THE CRISIS -- STALEMATE -- INSURRECTION -- OSTANKINO -- OPERATION STORM -- THE AFTERMATH -- CONCLUSIONS -- NOTES -- 6 The Politics of Protection -- MILITARY DOCTRINE -- ANTI-CRIME EFFORTS -- CHECHNYA -- YERIN'S ARMY -- RUNNING INTERFERENCE -- REORGANIZATIONS -- THE 1996 ELECTIONS -- A NEW TEAM -- CONCLUSIONS -- NOTES -- 7 The Best of the Rest -- THE BULLET CATCHERS -- STATES OF EMERGENCY -- REPUBLICAN GUARDS -- THE PROBLEMS OF PROTECTION -- CONCLUSIONS -- NOTES -- 8 The New Praetorians -- SECURITY AND SOCIETY -- THE NEW PALACE GUARDS -- POST-SOVIET PRAETORIANISM -- THE FUTURE -- CONCLUDING REMARKS -- NOTES -- Appendix: Selected Incidents and Attempts -- Selected Bibliography -- ARTICLES -- BOOKS -- GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS -- NEWSPAPERS -- Index -- About the Author.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. The Early Setting -- Mexico, or the Reasons of Authoritarian Liberalism -- Cuba: A Severely Guarded Boiler -- The Caribbean and Central America -- The South American Upper Tier -- Peru Seeking a "Civilista" Right -- Bolivia and Paraguay: A Structural Contrast -- Brazil in the Times of "Café com Leite" -- The Contrast between Chile and the River Plate Nations -- 2. Anarchism, Socialism, Revolutionary Nationalism: The Impact of the Mexican and Russian Revolutions -- The Revolution in Mexico -- The Impact in Peru: Aprismo and Mariátegui's Version of Marxism -- In Bolivia and Paraguay Flammable Materials Accumulate -- The Difficult Cuban Apprenticeship -- Central America: Sandino's Saga -- The Divergent Paths of Venezuela and Colombia -- Ideological Mutations in Brazil: Nationalism and Tenentismo -- Chile between Alessandri and Ibáñez: First Round -- Political Evolution in Argentina: The Radical Party -- The Uruguayan Model -- 3. The Military and Corporatist Onslaught: From the Thirties to the Second World War -- Argentina in the "Década Infame" -- The Beginnings of Varguismo in Brazil -- Chile during the Popular Front: Contrast with Argentina -- Post-Batlle Uruguay -- The Effects of the Chaco War on Bolivia and Paraguay -- Perú: Roots of the Antagonism between Military and Apristas -- Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela -- Mexico, from the Maximato to Cardenismo -- The Revolution of 1933 in Cuba: Between Grau and Batista -- Central America in Flames Demands a Theoretical Revision -- 4. The Postwar Dawn: Populism and Its Transformations -- Peronist Argentina -- Brazil: All Against Vargas -- The Fall of Peronism and the Onset of Mass Praetorianism in Argentina -- Uruguay, Paraguay, and Bolivia: Confronting Populism -- Chile and the Second Coming of Ibáñez