Background To Liberia
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Liberia
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Author : Frank Sherman
language : en
Publisher: New Africa Press
Release Date : 2011
Liberia written by Frank Sherman and has been published by New Africa Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with History categories.
This work is a general introduction to Liberia. It is comprehensive in scope covering a wide range of subjects from a historical and contemporary perspective. It is intended for members of the general public. But some members of the academic community may also find this work to be useful in their fields. Subjects covered include an overview of the country and its geography including all the regions - known as counties - and the different ethnic groups who live there. The work is also a historical study of Liberia since the founding of the country by freed black American slaves. One of the subjects covered in the book is the conflicts - including wars - the new black American settlers had with the indigenous people. The freed slaves who, together with their descendants, came to be known as Americo-Liberians, dominated the country and excluded the indigenous people from the government and other areas of national life for almost 160 years until the Americo-Liberian rulers were overthrown in a military coup in 1980. It was one of the bloodiest military coups in modern African history. The soldiers who overthrew the government were members of native tribes and were hailed as liberators by the indigenous people who had been dominated and had suffered discrimination at the hands of Americo-Liberians throughout the nation's history. Some of them were even sold into slavery in Panama by the Americo-Liberian rulers in the 1930s, prompting an investigation of the labour scandal by the League of Nations. Others were forced to work on various projects within Liberia itself and became virtual slaves in their own country. Americo-Liberians saw the natives as inferior to them and treated them that way. The mistreatment of the members of native tribes by the Americo-Liberians was one of the main reasons native soldiers of the Liberian army decided to overthrow the government. The book also covers the Liberian civil war which destroyed the country in the 1990s and early 2000s, a conflict which also had historical roots. The conflict is attributed to the inequalities between Americo-Liberians and the indigenous people which existed throughout the nation's history. But its immediate cause was the brutalities Liberians suffered under the military rulers who overthrew the Americo-Liberian-dominated government. Another major subject covered in the book is the ethnic composition of Liberia. The work looks at all the ethnic groups in the country and their home regions - counties - as well as their cultures, providing a comprehensive picture of life in contemporary times in Africa's oldest republic. The national culture of Liberia in general is also another subject addressed in the book. The author has also addressed another very important subject: indigenous forms of writing invented by the members of different tribes or ethnic groups in Liberia. The indigenous scripts are a major contribution to civilisation and Liberia stands out among all the countries on the African continent as the country which has the largest number of these forms of writing. People going to Liberia for the first time, and anybody else who wants to learn about this African country, may find this work to be useful.
Background To Liberia
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1979
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Background Notes Liberia
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1982
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History Of Liberia
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Author : John Hanson Thomas MacPherson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1891
History Of Liberia written by John Hanson Thomas MacPherson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1891 with Liberia categories.
History Of Liberia
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Author : J. H. T. McPherson
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2013-09-03
History Of Liberia written by J. H. T. McPherson and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-03 with categories.
"History of Liberia" offers a new twist and fresh historical perspective on the history of Liberia that is well worth reading. In the words of Emmanuel Abalo, former acting president of the Press Union of Liberia, "History of Liberia" offers "an absolutely invaluable historical insight couched in language which is conclusive and entertaining. A striking and eloquent literary effort." In another review, Abdoulaye Dukala wrote that "with Liberia now emerging from war and starting a new process of reconstruction, this publication is more than timely. It is important for Liberians today and all those interested in the story of that very particular country to understand what the thinking was behind its creation and how the people who launched the process viewed themselves and viewed Africans. This book is a must read and will open doors for scholars and students of Liberian and African history." "History of Liberia" was written by J. H. T. McPherson as a dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the Johns Hopkins University.
Liberia
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Author : Frederick Starr
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2022-05-29
Liberia written by Frederick Starr and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-29 with Fiction categories.
Liberia is a political and historical work by Frederick Starr, an American academic, anthropologist, and educator. He dedicated a lot of works to the problems of African countries and the state of the workers in the colonies.
Background To Liberia
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Author : Liberia. Ministry of Information, Cultural Affairs & Tourism
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1979
Background To Liberia written by Liberia. Ministry of Information, Cultural Affairs & Tourism and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Liberia categories.
History Of The American Colony In Liberia From December 1821 To 1823
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Author : Jehudi Ashmun
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1826
History Of The American Colony In Liberia From December 1821 To 1823 written by Jehudi Ashmun and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1826 with History categories.
Liberian History Before 1857
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Author : Joseph Saye Guannu
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1977
Liberian History Before 1857 written by Joseph Saye Guannu and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with History categories.
Discusses the history of Liberia from prehistoric times to 1857, the year Maryland, an independent African state, joined the Republic.
Liberia S First Civil War
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Author : Edmund Hogan
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-12-13
Liberia S First Civil War written by Edmund Hogan and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-13 with History categories.
This book provides a comprehensive narrative history of Liberia’s first civil war, from its origins in the 1980s right through the conflict and up to the peace agreement and conclusion of hostilities in 1997. The first Liberian Civil War was one of Africa’s most devastating conflicts, claiming the lives of more than 200,000 Liberians, and sending shockwaves across the world. Drawing on a wide range of local and international sources, the book traces the background of the war and its long-term and immediate causes, before analysing the detail of the unfolding conflict, the eventual ceasefire, peace agreement and subsequent elections. In particular, the book shines a light on hitherto unseen first-hand Roman Catholic indigenous and missionary sources, which offer a rare intimacy to the analysis. Detailing the impact of Liberia’s individual warlords and peacemakers, the book also explains the roles played by non-governmental agencies, national, regional and international actors, by the UN, ECOWAS and the Organisation of African Unity, and by nations with special interests and influence, such as the USA and other West African states. This book’s detailed narrative analysis of the Liberian conflict will be an important read for anyone with an interest in the Liberian conflict, including researchers within African studies, political science, contemporary history, international relations, and peace and conflict studies.