The Emergence of Autocracy in Liberia
| Author | : Amos Sawyer |
| Publisher | : ICS Press |
| Total Pages | : 448 |
| Release | : 1992 |
| ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015022261492 |
| ISBN-13 | : |
| Rating | : 4/5 (92 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Emergence of Autocracy in Liberia by : Amos Sawyer
Download or read book The Emergence of Autocracy in Liberia written by Amos Sawyer and published by ICS Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
