%0 Book
%A Earl Conteh-Morgan
%A Mac Dixon-Fyle
%D 2021
%C New York, United States of America
%I Peter Lang Verlag
%T Sierra Leone at the End of the Twentieth Century
%B History, Politics, and Society
%U https://www.peterlang.com/document/1089174
%X Sierra Leone's current predicament can best be understood within a continuum spanning its precolonial to its more contemporary history. This study traces the contradictions of the historical legacy and the excesses of the independent nation-state to unravel the sequences of dependency that culminated almost inevitably in political instability, unprecedented socio-economic decline, and civil war. The authors draw on a rich texture of historical and political insights reflecting established knowledge, while also plumbing contemporary orature to present a truly holistic perspective of this soft state. Students, scholars, or general readers interested in the dilemmas of developing states will find this essential reading.
%K legacy, dependency, civil war
%G English