UID:
almafu_9958352454202883
Format:
1 online resource (200 pages) :
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illustrations.
Edition:
Electronic reproduction. Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2006. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Edition:
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ISBN:
9780812202847
Series Statement:
The Ethnography of Political Violence
Content:
Moran argues that democracy is not a foreign import into Africa, but that essential aspects of what we in the West consider democratic values are part of the indigenous traditions of legitimacy and political process.
Note:
Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Introduction: Liberia, Violence, and Democracy --
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Chapter 1. The Case for Indigenous Democracy --
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Chapter 2. Contested Histories --
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Chapter 3. Civilization and the Liberian Nation --
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Chapter 4. The Promise and Terror of Elections --
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Chapter 5. The Lock on the Outhouse Door: Discourses of Development --
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Chapter 6. The Crisis of Youth and the Promise of the Future --
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Chapter 7. Conclusion: A Wedding and a Funeral --
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References --
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Index --
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Acknowledgments.
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In English.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.9783/9780812202847
URL:
https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812202847
URL:
https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812202847
