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Title: | On military culture: theory, practice and African armed forces |
Editors: | Vrey, Francois Esterhuyse, Abel Mandrup, Thomas |
Year: | 2013 |
Pages: | 280 |
Language: | English |
City of publisher: | Claremont |
Publisher: | UCT Press |
ISBN: | 9781775820666; 1775821412; 9781775821410; 1775821404; 9781775821403 |
Geographic terms: | Subsaharan Africa South Africa Ethiopia Kenya Namibia |
Subjects: | armed forces civil-military relations military sociology |
Abstract: | Offering a contemporary perspective on military culture within Africa and with contributions from scholars and practitioners from around the world, this work presents the argument that African armed forces need to come to terms with the elements of military culture if they want to become more professional. To this end, the book first focuses on the theory of military culture, its implications for civil-military relations, and the role of the armed forces in society before examining a number of cases from Canada, Australia, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Namibia. This work ends with a detailed discussion of the South African military culture and an examination of its post-apartheid vision. The underlying argument of the book is that African armed forces need to come to terms with the various elements of military culture if they want to become more professional both as an instrument of war and in their purpose to effectively serve society. Contributions by: Christopher Dandeker, Abel Esterhuyse, Mulugeta Gebrehiwot Berne, Lindy Heinecken, Dan Henk, Kim Hudson, Nick Jans, Musambayi Katumanga, Thomas Mandrup, Michael McKinley, Laurie Nathan, Alan Okros, Peter Vale, Francois Vre˙ and Ian van der Waag. [ASC Leiden abstract] |