Sierra Leone at the end of the twentieth century
Subtitle: history, politics, and society
By: Earl Conteh-Morgan & Mac Dixon-Fyle.
Contributors: Dixon-Fyle, Mac, 1948-
Series: Society and politics in Africa ;; v. 8
Publisher: P. Lang; Lang AG International Academic Publishers, Peter
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 175
Subjects: Sierra Leone -- Politics and government -- 1961-; Sierra Leone -- Economic conditions -- 1961-
Description: "Sierra Leone's current predicament can best be understood within a continuum spanning its precolonial to its more contemporary history. This study traces the contradictions of the historical legacy and the excesses of the independent nation-state to unravel the sequences of dependency that culminated almost inevitably in political instability unprecedented socio-economic decline, and civil war.

The authors draw on a rich texture of historical and political insights reflecting established knowledge, while also plumbing contemporary orature to present a truly holistic perspective of this soft state. Students, scholars, or general readers interested in the dilemmas of developing states will find this essential reading."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [161]-165 and index.