TY  - BOOK
AU  - Earl Conteh-Morgan
AU  - Mac Dixon-Fyle
PY  - 2021
CY  - New York, United States of America
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
TI  - Sierra Leone at the End of the Twentieth Century
T2  - History, Politics, and Society
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1089174
N2  - 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.
KW  - legacy, dependency, civil war
LA  - English
ER  -