Samuel Fury Childs Daly
@sfcdaly
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
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…
Coming this October, free online to everybody through open access. You can also order a paper copy. dukeupress.edu/soldiers-parad…
"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
Idi Amin writes to Queen Elizabeth, 2 June 1978, on the occasion of her Silver Jubilee.
Second major prize for @sfcdaly and his important book. Free chapter can be found here ⬇️
Congratulations to @sfcdaly on winning the @ASAUK_News Fage & Oliver Monograph Prize for their exceptional A History of the Republic of Biafra. Read a free chapter☑️ ow.ly/CC6650KIHSu #africanhistory #africanstudies
Briefly returning from a Twitter hiatus to share a new article on Ghana and Nigeria's mass expulsions from the 1960s to the 1980s, now out in Past & Present academic.oup.com/past/advance-a…
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Congratulations to @sfcdaly on winning the @ASAUK_News Fage & Oliver Monograph Prize for their exceptional A History of the Republic of Biafra. Read a free chapter☑️ ow.ly/CC6650KIHSu #africanhistory #africanstudies
While I wish this work didn't have to be made, I am really excited for the screening of 'H is for Hostile Environment' at Rio Cinema on 11 May! Thanks to the amazing @edwinmingard and the many artistic collaborators who made this possible. Tickets at riocinema.org.uk
Adewale Maja-Pearce, The Kingmaker newleftreview.org/sidecar/posts/… via @newleftreview