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Sierra Leone
| Full title: | Sierra Leone |
|---|---|
| ISBN: | 9781849043236 |
| ISBN 10: | 184904323X |
| Authors: | Harris, David |
| Publisher: | C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd |
| Edition: | UK ed. |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Language: | en |
| Published on: | 2013 |
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Synopsis
A New Political History Of The Former British Colony In West Africa. It Examines 225 Years Of History And 50 Years Of Independence, Placing State-society Relations At The Centre Of A Revealing Investigation Of Those Who Have Tried To Rule Or Change Sierra Leone And Its Inhabitants, And The Responses Engendered. Machine Generated Contents Note: 1. Introduction -- 2. The Rise And Wane Of Krio Dominance, 1787-1951 -- 3. Key Players In A Deceptively Quiet Decolonisation, 1951-1961 -- 4. Immediate And Severe Challenges: Democracy And Coups, 1961-1968 -- 5. The Choices Of Siaka Stevens: Violence, Patronage And The One-party State, 1968-1991 -- 6. Civil War And The Incendiary Debates Over Its Provenance, 1991-1996 -- 7. The Escalation And Ending Of The Civil War, 1996-2002 -- 8. The Post-conflict Dispensation: Plus Ca Change? 2002-2007 -- 9. Political Shifts In Sierra Leone: Elections, Liberal Reform, Society And The New Mutlipolar World, 2007-2012 -- 10. Conclusion. David Harris Includes Bibliographical References (pages 203-215) And Index