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Charles Taylor and Liberia : Ambition and Atrocity in Africa's Lone Star State.

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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Waugh, Colin M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Zed Books, 2011.
Subjects:
Philosophy, Canadian > 20th century.
Taylor, Charles, 1931-
Philosophy.
Taylor, Charles Ghankay.
Presidents / Biography / Liberia.
Liberia > History > Civil War, 1989-1996.
Liberia > History > Civil War, 1999-2003.
Liberia > Politics and government > 1980-
PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • About the Author; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part One: The Land of the Freed; Part Two: From Dictatorship to Anarchy; Part Three: Power in Greater Liberia; Part Four: Fallout from a Revolution; Notes; Bibliography; Index.