Title: Sierra Leone at the end of the twentieth century
First published: 1999
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.
Subjects: Politics and government, Economic conditions, Sierra leone
Places: Sierra Leone
Time periods: 1961-
LC classification: DT516.8 .C66 1999