Samuel Fury Childs Daly

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: doi.org/10.1215/978147…

‘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 johannesburgreviewofbooks.com/2024/12/19/in-… via @joburgreview

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. @sfcdaly✍️ thewire.in/world/military…

Had a lot of fun talking to @sfcdaly about his new book, soldier’s paradise. Even got a garibaldi reference in! open.spotify.com/episode/6DcX31…

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

MY BOOK IS OUT! So many people helped make this day possible and I'm grateful to you all🥰 Get 20% off @stanfordpress with code AL-BULUSHI20 sup.org/books/politics…

@TheEgyptianHulk just did!

@sfcdaly could you please follow me back so I could DM you? Thanks.

@NigerianScampod @OnireseOko Hi! dalys@uchicago.edu

@sfcdaly @OnireseOko Hello, Sam! We'd love to know what the best medium is to reach you.

This new book surfaces the historical and socio-economic structures of Fela's class position, among many other important things it does. And, it meets the standard of fine scholarship we've come to expect of the author since the publication of A history of the republic of Biafra.

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

I’m still on the introduction and I already love this book: “Decolonization had a thick militaristic streak, even in countries where independence hadn’t required an armed struggle.” Look forward to learning more!

@natterjee Aw, thank you Liz!!

Freebie of the day: my new colleague Sam Daly’s exciting new book on militarism as an ideology and a (counterintuitive) legal culture, helping to explain the troubling persistence of military rule across Africa. Ft. oracles, Fela Kuti, and a lot of men in uniform

@EasyThePianoMan Sure, get in touch for the spring!

@sfcdaly I would love to have you as a guest speaker in a class I teach.

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: doi.org/10.1215/978147…

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@sfcdaly Is there a way to download the book as one file (instead of each section one at a time)?

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

@sfcdaly Congratulations, Sam!! Incredibly badass cover!

Coming this October, free online to everybody through open access. You can also order a paper copy. dukeupress.edu/soldiers-parad…

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

Read this book!

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

@sfcdaly Congrats! Great cover too.

@e_prosperetti @DukePress Thanks @e_prosperetti!

@DukePress @sfcdaly “Look elsewhere for moral clarity.” This is a thrilling introduction that torches ideas of moral sanctimony in favor of writing history.

"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. ow.ly/m8oN50SJcEl #PostcolonialStudies

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

@tweetsintheME Thanks!!

@sfcdaly Can’t wait to read it!