Parsons studies the military unrest in post-colonial East Africa that erupted when enlisted African soldiers in Tanganyika took control of their armory demanding increased pay and more rapid promotion in a 1964 revolt. Faced with the potential collapse of civil order, the East African governments were forced to rely on military aid from Britain, their former colonial ruler. Parsons (history and African and Afro-American studies, Washington U., St. Louis) examines social and political implications and causes of the military unrest, which observers have labeled strike, mutiny, desertion, or mass insubordination. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
