‘The Democracy of the Stomach’ : Historicising Soldier Complaints and National Security in Colonial Nigeria (1944-1960)

Titelangaben

Edeagu, Ngozi:
‘The Democracy of the Stomach’ : Historicising Soldier Complaints and National Security in Colonial Nigeria (1944-1960).
2023
Veranstaltung: 16th Annual Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa (ASMEA) Conference , November 4-6, 2023 , Washington, D.C., USA.
(Veranstaltungsbeitrag: Kongress/Konferenz/Symposium/Tagung , Paper )

Volltext

Link zum Volltext (externe URL):

Angaben zu Projekten

Abstract

This paper argues that despite the dismantling of colonial rule, Second World War veterans failed to enjoy the fruits of freedom within a new Nigeria. This disappointment demonstrated that demobilised soldiers’ visions of freedom differed from those embraced by the political elite. It argues that the failure of colonial and, later indigenous, governments to satisfy veterans’ complaints endangered territorial security. To do this, this paper hinges primarily on local anti-colonial newspapers.