Charles Taylor and Liberia : Ambition and Atrocity in Africa's Lone Star State.
Campaigner, insurgent, fugitive, rebel commander, commodity kingpin, elected president, exile and finally prisoner, Charles Taylor sought to lead his country to change but instead ignited a conflict which destroyed Liberia in over a decade of violence, greed and personal ambition. In this eye-openin...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Zed Books,
2011.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Campaigner, insurgent, fugitive, rebel commander, commodity kingpin, elected president, exile and finally prisoner, Charles Taylor sought to lead his country to change but instead ignited a conflict which destroyed Liberia in over a decade of violence, greed and personal ambition. In this eye-opening book, Colin Waugh draws on a variety of sources, testimonies and original interviews - including with Taylor himself - to recount the story of what really happened during those turbulent years. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (384 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781848138490 (electronic bk.) 1848138490 (electronic bk.) |