Sierra Leone

Author : David John Harris
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199361762

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Sierra Leone by David John Harris Pdf

Sierra Leone came to world attention in the 1990s when a catastrophic civil war linked to the diamond trade was reported globally. This fleeting and particular interest, however, obscured two crucial processes in this small West African state. On the one hand, while the civil war was momentous, brutal and affected all Sierra Leoneans, it was also just one element in the long and faltering attempt to build a nation and state given the country's immensely problematic pre-colonial and British colonial legacies. On the other, the aftermath of the war precipitated a huge international effort to construct a 'liberal peace', with mixed results, and thus made Sierra Leone a laboratory for post-Cold War interventions. Sierra Leone examines 225 years of its history and fifty years of independence, placing state- society relations at the centre of an original and revealing investigation of those who have tried to rule or change Sierra Leone and its inhabitants and the responses engendered. It interweaves the historical narrative with sketches of politicians, anecdotes, the landscape and environment and key turning-points, alongside theoretical and other comparisons with the rest of Africa. It is a new contribution to the debate for those who already know Sierra Leone and a solid point of entry for those who wish to know.

Author : Katrina Manson,James Knight
Publisher : Bradt Travel Guides
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 1841622222

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Sierra Leone by Katrina Manson,James Knight Pdf

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Author : David Keen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Sierra Leone
ISBN : STANFORD:36105120931097

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Conflict & Collusion in Sierra Leone by David Keen Pdf

The United Nations' presence in Sierra Leone has made that country a subject of international attention to an unprecedented degree. Once identified as a source of `the New Barbarism', it has also become a proving ground for Western interventions in the war against terrorism. The conventional diplomatic approach to Sierra Leone's civil war is that it has been a contest between two clearly defined sides. Keen demonstrates this is not the case: the various armed groups were fractured throughout the 1990s, often colluded with one another, and had little interest in bringing the war to an end. This book is not only a comprehensive description and novel interpretation of events in Sierra Leone, it represents a new and innovative approach to the study of war and Third World development and politics generally.

Author : Thomas Masterman Winterbottom
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1803
Category : Medicine
ISBN : HARVARD:32044089031991

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An Account of the Native Africans in the Neighbourhood of Sierra Leone by Thomas Masterman Winterbottom Pdf

Author : Michael Jackson
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2004-03-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780822385561

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In Sierra Leone by Michael Jackson Pdf

In 2002, as Sierra Leone prepared to announce the end of its brutal civil war, the distinguished anthropologist, poet, and novelist Michael Jackson returned to the country where he had intermittently lived and worked as an ethnographer since 1969. While his initial concern was to help his old friend Sewa Bockarie (S. B.) Marah—a prominent figure in Sierra Leonean politics—write his autobiography, Jackson’s experiences during his stay led him to create a more complex work: In Sierra Leone, a beautifully rendered mosaic integrating S. B.’s moving stories with personal reflections, ethnographic digressions, and meditations on history and violence. Though the Revolutionary United Front (R.U.F.) ostensibly fought its war (1991–2002) against corrupt government, the people of Sierra Leone were its victims. By the time the war was over, more than fifty thousand were dead, thousands more had been maimed, and over one million were displaced. Jackson relates the stories of political leaders and ordinary people trying to salvage their lives and livelihoods in the aftermath of cataclysmic violence. Combining these with his own knowledge of African folklore, history, and politics and with S. B.’s bittersweet memories—of his family’s rich heritage, his imprisonment as a political detainee, and his position in several of Sierra Leone’s post-independence governments—Jackson has created a work of elegiac, literary, and philosophical power.

Author : Richard Peter Anderson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2020-01-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108473545

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Abolition in Sierra Leone by Richard Peter Anderson Pdf

A history of colonial Africa and of the African diaspora examining the experiences and identities of 'liberated' Africans in Sierra Leone.

Author : Joe A. D. Alie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105029393076

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A New History of Sierra Leone by Joe A. D. Alie Pdf

During the colonial era very little thought was given to the promotion of African history and culture in African educational institutions. Most colonial educationalists stubbornly refused to appreciate that Africa had a history worth talking about.

Author : Z. Wai
Publisher : Springer
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137280800

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Epistemologies of African Conflicts by Z. Wai Pdf

This book offers a bold, ground-breaking epistemological critique of the dominant discourses on African conflicts. Based on a painstaking study of the ways in which the Sierra Leone civil war has been interpreted, it considers how Africa is constructed as a site of knowledge and the implications that this has for the continent and its people.

Author : Charles C. Jalloh
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2020-07-16
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781107178311

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The Legal Legacy of the Special Court for Sierra Leone by Charles C. Jalloh Pdf

Explores how the first treaty-based UN international tribunal's judges innovatively applied the law to perpetrators of international crimes in one of the worst conflicts in recent history.

Author : Krijn Peters
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2011-03-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781139497398

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War and the Crisis of Youth in Sierra Leone by Krijn Peters Pdf

The armed conflict in Sierra Leone and the extreme violence of the main rebel faction - the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) - have challenged scholars and members of the international community to come up with explanations. Up to this point, though, conclusions about the nature of the war are mainly drawn from accounts of civilian victims and commentators who had access to only one side of the war. The present study addresses this currently incomplete understanding of the conflict by focusing on the direct experiences and interpretations of protagonists, paying special attention to the hitherto neglected, and often underage, cadres of the RUF. The data presented challenges the widely canvassed notion of the Sierra Leone conflict as a war motivated by 'greed, not grievance'. Rather, it points to a rural crisis expressed in terms of unresolved tensions between landowners and marginalized rural youth, further reinforced and triggered by a collapsing patrimonial state.

Author : M. Mustapha,J. Bangura
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2010-09-10
Category : History
ISBN : 1349287334

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Sierra Leone beyond the Lome Peace Accord by M. Mustapha,J. Bangura Pdf

The Lomé Peace Accord, signed in 1999, presented significant implications, challenges, and possibilities for post-conflict Sierra Leone, but the literature on post-conflict Sierra Leone only scantily addresses these issues. This project seeks to address the void in the literature on post-Lomé Sierra Leone.

Author : Megan H. MacKenzie
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2015-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781479852505

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Female Soldiers in Sierra Leone by Megan H. MacKenzie Pdf

The eleven-year civil war in Sierra Leone from 1991 to 2002 was incomprehensibly brutal—it is estimated that half of all female refugees were raped and many thousands were killed. While the publicity surrounding sexual violence helped to create a general picture of women and girls as victims of the conflict, there has been little effort to understand female soldiers’ involvement in, and experience of, the conflict. Female Soldiers in Sierra Leone draws on interviews with 75 former female soldiers and over 20 local experts, providing a rare perspective on both the civil war and post-conflict development efforts in the country. Megan MacKenzie argues that post-conflict reconstruction is a highly gendered process, demonstrating that a clear recognition and understanding of the roles and experiences of female soldiers are central to both understanding the conflict and to crafting effective policy for the future.

Author : B. Everill
Publisher : Springer
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781137291813

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Abolition and Empire in Sierra Leone and Liberia by B. Everill Pdf

Bronwen Everill offers a new perspective on African global history, applying a comparative approach to freed slave settlers in Sierra Leone and Liberia to understand their role in the anti-slavery colonization movements of Britain and America.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780821368695

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Education in Sierra Leone by Anonim Pdf

After a decade-long civil war, Sierra Leone witnessed an unprecedented surge in school enrollments at the primary and then the secondary levels. Committed to the Education for All objectives, the government further encouraged greater access to school. The country must now negotiate the transition from postwar recovery to regular delivery of education services. The main tasks ahead include reaching the remaining out-of-school children and improving the quality of the learning environment and, ultimately, of learning outcomes. Success will depend on the unrelenting, strong commitment of the government, the capacity of providers to effectively deliver education services, and a sustainable financial framework.

Author : Bankole Kamara Taylor
Publisher : New Africa Pres
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2014-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9789987160389

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Sierra Leone by Bankole Kamara Taylor Pdf

This work looks at Sierra Leone, its people and history. Other subjects are also covered to provide a general introduction to the country. It is not intended for academic specialists, and it is not an in-depth study of the country. It is written from the perspective of a layman or general reader who simply wants to know some important things about this West African country. Sierra Leone is one of the oldest countries in Africa. And before it won independence in 1961, it was also one of the oldest colonies on the continent. Only two African countries won independence in 1961, both from the same colonial power, Great Britain. They were Sierra Leone, on 27 April, and Tanganyika on 9 December. The history of Sierra Leone is also one of the most tragic. But Sierra Leone still is one of the most fascinating countries on the continent in spite of the horrendous tragedy it went through during the civil war in the 1990s. The fact that it emerged intact from that brutal conflict is strong testimony to the resilience of the Sierra Leonean people against overwhelming odds which could have broken weaker souls.