Samuel Fury Childs Daly

Historian of law and militarism in the 20th century. Associate Professor of History, the University of Chicago. Cover image: Chéri Samba, Le pardon libéré, 2015

[Samuel Fury Childs Daly @sfcdaly]

Why did so many African countries become military dictatorships in the twentieth century? Militarism promised a utopia, and to some people it still does. Read Soldier’s Paradise: Militarism in Africa After Empire for free here: https://t.co/QVFUIOQplT

[prbeckman @prbeckman]

In the new Strategy Bridge Podcast episode I talk with Samuel Fury Childs Daly about military dictatorships and the ideology of militarism in Nigeria and other former British colonies. Daly is the author of “Soldier’s Paradise.” Listen here: https://t.co/NuMc2hIf1e

[Richard R @RaberRichard]

‘In Africa, the conservative realism of the military mind met the liberatory spirit of the decolonising mind’—Read an excerpt from Soldier’s Paradise by Samuel Fury Childs Daly https://t.co/VX04hk6M9q via @joburgreview

[The Wire @thewire_in]

Militarism is Rising Back to the Surface in #Africa. What Do We Know About Its Past in the Continent?

No military dictatorship succeeded in making the martial utopia that soldiers promised.

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[Elisa Prosperetti @e_prosperetti]

Had a lot of fun talking to @sfcdaly about his new book, soldier’s paradise. Even got a garibaldi reference in!
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[Samuel Fury Childs Daly @sfcdaly]

@samar42 @stanfordpress Can't wait to read it! Congrats!

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@TheEgyptianHulk just did!

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@NigerianScampod @OnireseOko Hi! [email protected]

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@StavrianakisA I'm delighted by this - thank you so much for reading.

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@natterjee Aw, thank you Liz!!

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@EasyThePianoMan Sure, get in touch for the spring!

[Samuel Fury Childs Daly @sfcdaly]

Why did so many African countries become military dictatorships in the twentieth century? Militarism promised a utopia, and to some people it still does. Read Soldier’s Paradise: Militarism in Africa After Empire for free here: https://t.co/QVFUIOQplT

[Samuel Fury Childs Daly @sfcdaly]

@RassBariaw https://t.co/QS3nCo4K7c

[Samuel Fury Childs Daly @sfcdaly]

@parhee Thank you pal! Let's hang next time you're in town.

[Samuel Fury Childs Daly @sfcdaly]

Coming this October, free online to everybody through open access. You can also order a paper copy. https://t.co/wsj7c65LJh

[Duke University Press @DukePress]

"Soldier's Paradise: Militarism in Africa after Empire" by @sfcdaly tells the story of how Africa’s military dictators tried and failed to transform their societies into martial utopias. Read the introduction now on our website. https://t.co/jBoXCSJMVG #PostcolonialStudies

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@itihaasnaama Thank you! Blurbed by none other than @itihaasnaama!

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@MagDwyer Thanks Maggie! Hope you're doing well.

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@e_prosperetti @DukePress Thanks @e_prosperetti!

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@njoroge_bw Haha, thank you. I'm out again for another couple years. Hope you're doing great!

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@tweetsintheME Thanks!!