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 156
... prosperity and subsequent decline that were experienced during the second half of the nineteenth century can provide a founda- tion for understanding the emergence of excessive presidential authority in twentieth - century Liberia ...
... prosperity and subsequent decline that were experienced during the second half of the nineteenth century can provide a founda- tion for understanding the emergence of excessive presidential authority in twentieth - century Liberia ...
Halaman 159
... prosperity , intensive trade , and development of stable agricultural chiefdoms . The slave trade with Europeans and the former frontier economy had given way to an agricultural emphasis based on the use of domestic slaves for farming ...
... prosperity , intensive trade , and development of stable agricultural chiefdoms . The slave trade with Europeans and the former frontier economy had given way to an agricultural emphasis based on the use of domestic slaves for farming ...
Halaman 160
... prosperity of the 1850s and 1860s engendered predictions of a bright future for Liberia even from pessimistic and cynical observers of the Liberian experiment . Dr. James W. Lugenbeel ( 1853 ) , medical officer assigned to Liberia by ...
... prosperity of the 1850s and 1860s engendered predictions of a bright future for Liberia even from pessimistic and cynical observers of the Liberian experiment . Dr. James W. Lugenbeel ( 1853 ) , medical officer assigned to Liberia by ...
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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