The First Liberian Civil War: The Crises of Underdevelopment

by Kieh, Greoge Klay, Jr.

• ISBN13: 9780820488394
• ISBN10: 0820488399
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-12-01
• Publisher: Peter Lang Pub Inc

Summary

This book challenges the dominant view that the first Liberian civil war was caused by ethno-cultural antagonisms between and among the country's various ethnic groups. Alternatively, the book argues that the war was the consequence of the multifaceted cr

Author Biography

George Klay Kieh, Jr. is Professor of Political Science and African Studies at Grand Valley State University, Michigan, and Senior Fellow in the Program in Ethnic and Federal Studies at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria.

Table of Contents

Background
Introduction: Shattering the Illusion of Stability and Prosperity in Liberia	p. 3
Explaining the First Liberian Civil War: Theoretical Frameworks	p. 17
The Fundamental
Setting the Stage: The Travails of the Liberian State	p. 33
The Crises of Underdevelopment
The Crisis of Political Underdevelopment	p. 65
The Crisis of Economic Underdevelopment	p. 87
The Crisis of Social Underdevelopment	p. 107
The Crisis of Cultural Underdevelopment	p. 123
From the Crises of Underdevelopment to Civil War	p. 143
The Insights
Summary, Lessons, Prescriptions, and Conclusion	p. 165
Bibliography	p. 183
Index	p. 199
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