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The Mask of Anarchy: The Destruction of Liberia and the Religious Roots of an African Civil War

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Liberia was in the headlines in 1990 when thousands of teenage fighters, including young men wearing women's clothing and bizarre objects of decoration, laid seige to the capital, Monrovia. In response to the crisis, a West African peacekeeping force, ECONMOG, was sent to stabilize the country and prevent the main warlord, Charles Taylor, from coming to power. Seven years later, however, Taylor was elected President. The country had a fragile peace but the war had spread to its neighbour Sierra Leone. This book traces the history of the civil war that has blighted Liberia in recent years and looks at its roots in the way governments have been established in West Africa during the 20th century.
Request Code : ZLIBIO651203
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Year:
2001
Publisher:
Hurst & Co Ltd
Language:
English
Pages:
188
ISBN 10:
1850654018
ISBN 13:
9781850654018
ISBN:
1850654174,9781850654179,1850654018,9781850654018

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