Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xv, 377 Seiten)
ISBN:
9781793617880
Content:
This book explores Samuel K. Doe's evolution of power in Liberia and the economic crises and political turmoil that ensued. Through primary sources and interviews with diplomats, politicians, and activists, Gershoni carefully details the timeline of Doe's rise to power and the lasting effects of his dictatorial legacy.
Content:
Cover -- Contents -- Introduction -- Holding on for Dear Life -- In the Cause of the People -- Sacrifice and Survival -- Getting Foreign Aid -- The Beginning of Personal Rule -- From Primus Inter Pares to the Head of the Pyramid -- Travels Abroad, Austerity at Home -- Tightening Control -- Bungles -- Completion of the Draft Constitution -- A Façade of Democracy -- Circumventing Con Com -- Pressing Forward and Holding Back -- A Terrible Betrayal -- The Battle for the Presidency -- Clearing Obstacles to the Presidency -- The Persecution and Ouster of Sawyer -- Assault on the Rival Parties -- Constrained Campaigning and Rigged Elections -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781793617873
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Gershoni, Yekutiel, - 1943- Liberia under Samuel Doe, 1980-1985 Lanham : Lexington Books, 2021 ISBN 9781793617873
Language:
English
Keywords:
Doe, Samuel K.
;
Liberia
;
Geschichte 1980-1985
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