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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Main Author: Waugh, Colin M. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London, England : Zed Books, 2011.
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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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (384 pages).
Also published in printing.
Format:Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-363) and index.
ISBN:9781350218970
DOI:10.5040/9781350218970
Access:Abstract freely available; full-text restricted to individual document purchasers.