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 218
... workers to establish permanent settlements in Freetown . In 1816 , special land was set aside in Freetown as residence for Kru migrant workers ( ibid . ) . By the mid - nineteenth century , Kru workers were engaged in an assortment of ...
... workers to establish permanent settlements in Freetown . In 1816 , special land was set aside in Freetown as residence for Kru migrant workers ( ibid . ) . By the mid - nineteenth century , Kru workers were engaged in an assortment of ...
Halaman 220
... workers from Senegambia , Sierra Leone , and elsewhere on the West Coast . Close to 100 Liberians were among the 500 workers recruited from the subregion in 1897 ( ibid . ) . In sending workers to Panama , the Liberian government had ...
... workers from Senegambia , Sierra Leone , and elsewhere on the West Coast . Close to 100 Liberians were among the 500 workers recruited from the subregion in 1897 ( ibid . ) . In sending workers to Panama , the Liberian government had ...
Halaman 231
... worker and assorted taxes that totalled $ 2.50 . Each worker was to be advanced $ 5.00 and provided with money to buy food during the interim between recruitment and travel . Most often , workers were required to bring their own food ...
... worker and assorted taxes that totalled $ 2.50 . Each worker was to be advanced $ 5.00 and provided with money to buy food during the interim between recruitment and travel . Most often , workers were required to bring their own food ...
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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