Historical Dictionary of Liberia

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Scarecrow Press, Dec 20, 2000 - History - 480 pages
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Originally formed to harbor freed slaves and Americans returning to Africa, Liberia once was a land of hope. That was shattered by a long Civil War that shook its very foundation. Today's Liberia is glimpsed in this second edition.

Building on the first edition, this updated volume focuses on the personalities, from the founders of Liberia, to the soldiers who are responsible simultaneously for destruction and the hope of stability. Along with these people, various social and ethnic groups, political parties and labor movements, economic entities and natural resources are profiled in this updated work.

A new chronology of Liberia is included, and a selected bibliography suggests further readings for the scholar.
 

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Contents

Introduction
1
The Dictionary
13
Bibliography
367
About the Authors
435
Copyright

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Historical dictionary of Liberia
D. Elwood Dunn,Amos Jones Beyan,Carl Patrick Burrowes
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About the author (2000)

D. Elwood Dunn is Professor and Departmental Chair of Political Science at the University of the South. He has taught at Seton Hall and Fordham Universities, Cuttington College, and the University of Liberia. He served in the government of his native Liberia (1974-1980), becoming a member of the cabinet. Dunn was editor of the Liberian Studies Journal, 1985-1995.
Amos J. Beyan is Associate Professor of Africana Studies and History at Western Michigan University. He has taught at the Kakata Teacher Training Institute, the State University of New York at Plattsburgh, and Youngstown State University.
Carl Patrick Burrowes is Associate Professor of Communications at Howard University. He has worked both as a journalist and a teacher of mass communication. His writings have appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, West Africa, and Emerge.

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TitleHistorical Dictionary of Liberia
Volume 83 of Historical Dictionaries of Africa
AuthorsElwood D. Dunn, Amos J. Beyan, Carl Patrick Burrowes
Edition2
PublisherScarecrow Press, 2000
ISBN1461659310, 9781461659310
Length480 pages
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