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, England :
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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| 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. |