The Emergence of Autocracy in Liberia: Tragedy and ChallengeInstitute for Contemporary Studies, 1992 - 418 halaman The book illuminates the political process that over the course of six generations brought about the personalization of authority in Liberia; and it links that system of personal rule to the highly centralized structures of the postcolonial state. The book concludes by exploring the future of self-govenance in Liberia and all of postcolonial Africa. The author became president of the Republic of Liberia after the civil war 1989-90. |
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Halaman 109
... Roberts , the first president of Liberia , is very instructive . The Roberts family was a landowning family in the free black American community of Petersburg , Virginia . Roberts himself was engaged in business with a Petersburg barber ...
... Roberts , the first president of Liberia , is very instructive . The Roberts family was a landowning family in the free black American community of Petersburg , Virginia . Roberts himself was engaged in business with a Petersburg barber ...
Halaman 110
... Roberts who was called upon to return to the presidency . 15 Roberts was not atypical of his class of merchants . There were many others such as the Reverend Colston Waring who emigrated to Liberia in 1823 , when he was thirty . Waring ...
... Roberts who was called upon to return to the presidency . 15 Roberts was not atypical of his class of merchants . There were many others such as the Reverend Colston Waring who emigrated to Liberia in 1823 , when he was thirty . Waring ...
Halaman 368
... Roberts had problems defending his cabinet appointments in 1874 , when upon his reelection , the Senate insisted on submis- sion of the complete list of cabinet officials , including those reappointed from his 1872 cabinet , for its ...
... Roberts had problems defending his cabinet appointments in 1874 , when upon his reelection , the Senate insisted on submis- sion of the complete list of cabinet officials , including those reappointed from his 1872 cabinet , for its ...
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Social Order and Constitutional Choice | 1 |
The Idea of Liberia | 13 |
Indigenous West African Social Orders | 43 |
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activities administration African agent agreements agriculture American arrangements associated authority became become British called Chapter chiefs civilized coast coastal colonial communities Company concessions constituted continued contract discussed dominated early economic efforts elections emerged established European example exercise export Firestone forces foreign free blacks Grebo important included increased independence indigenous individuals institutions interest interior involved issues labor land largely later leaders legislature Liberian government loan major ment merchants military Monrovia nature nineteenth century officials operated opportunities organized party perceived percent period plantations political position powers president problem production property rights question recruitment region relations relationships reported result Roberts rubber rule schools served settlements settler settler society slave social society structure term territory tion towns trade Tubman United University workers