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 58
... century . Commodity Production The most important trade item from the rain forest was kola nuts . Before the arrival of European traders , salt was the most important item traded northward from the coast . It was produced by boiling ...
... century . Commodity Production The most important trade item from the rain forest was kola nuts . Before the arrival of European traders , salt was the most important item traded northward from the coast . It was produced by boiling ...
Halaman 68
... century by the expansion of the sphere of influence of the war chief Samory Toure into certain parts of the forest in his resistance to French incursions . Against this circumstance , the northern political landscape was replete with a ...
... century by the expansion of the sphere of influence of the war chief Samory Toure into certain parts of the forest in his resistance to French incursions . Against this circumstance , the northern political landscape was replete with a ...
Halaman 273
... century was characterized by merchant proprietary dominance . Political and legal authority were exercised by a ... century Liberian experience . This situation was to change gradually as the economic prerogatives of the presidency ...
... century was characterized by merchant proprietary dominance . Political and legal authority were exercised by a ... century Liberian experience . This situation was to change gradually as the economic prerogatives of the presidency ...
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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