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Liberia [[electronic resource] ] : the violence of democracy / / Mary H. Moran
| Liberia [[electronic resource] ] : the violence of democracy / / Mary H. Moran |
| Autore | Moran Mary H. <1957-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Philadelphia, Pa., : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (199 p.) |
| Disciplina | 966.62033 |
| Collana | The ethnography of political violence |
| Soggetto topico |
Democracy - Liberia
Political violence - Liberia |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8122-0284-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Introduction: Liberia, Violence, and Democracy -- Chapter 1. The Case for Indigenous Democracy -- Chapter 2. Contested Histories -- Chapter 3. Civilization and the Liberian Nation -- Chapter 4. The Promise and Terror of Elections -- Chapter 5. The Lock on the Outhouse Door: Discourses of Development -- Chapter 6. The Crisis of Youth and the Promise of the Future -- Chapter 7. Conclusion: A Wedding and a Funeral -- References -- Index -- Acknowledgments |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463241703321 |
Moran Mary H. <1957->
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| Philadelphia, Pa., : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Liberia [[electronic resource] ] : the violence of democracy / / Mary H. Moran
| Liberia [[electronic resource] ] : the violence of democracy / / Mary H. Moran |
| Autore | Moran Mary H. <1957-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Philadelphia, Pa., : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (199 p.) |
| Disciplina | 966.62033 |
| Collana | The ethnography of political violence |
| Soggetto topico |
Democracy - Liberia
Political violence - Liberia |
| Soggetto non controllato |
African Studies
African-American Studies Anthropology Folklore Human Rights Law Linguistics Political Science |
| ISBN | 0-8122-0284-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Introduction: Liberia, Violence, and Democracy -- Chapter 1. The Case for Indigenous Democracy -- Chapter 2. Contested Histories -- Chapter 3. Civilization and the Liberian Nation -- Chapter 4. The Promise and Terror of Elections -- Chapter 5. The Lock on the Outhouse Door: Discourses of Development -- Chapter 6. The Crisis of Youth and the Promise of the Future -- Chapter 7. Conclusion: A Wedding and a Funeral -- References -- Index -- Acknowledgments |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787526303321 |
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Moran Mary H. <1957->
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| Philadelphia, Pa., : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Liberia : the violence of democracy / / Mary H. Moran
| Liberia : the violence of democracy / / Mary H. Moran |
| Autore | Moran Mary H. <1957-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Philadelphia, Pa., : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (199 p.) |
| Disciplina | 966.62033 |
| Collana | The ethnography of political violence |
| Soggetto topico |
Democracy - Liberia
Political violence - Liberia |
| ISBN | 0-8122-0284-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Introduction: Liberia, Violence, and Democracy -- Chapter 1. The Case for Indigenous Democracy -- Chapter 2. Contested Histories -- Chapter 3. Civilization and the Liberian Nation -- Chapter 4. The Promise and Terror of Elections -- Chapter 5. The Lock on the Outhouse Door: Discourses of Development -- Chapter 6. The Crisis of Youth and the Promise of the Future -- Chapter 7. Conclusion: A Wedding and a Funeral -- References -- Index -- Acknowledgments |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812186103321 |
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Moran Mary H. <1957->
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| Philadelphia, Pa., : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Liberia / / Noah Berlatsky, book editor ; Frank Chalk, consulting editor
| Liberia / / Noah Berlatsky, book editor ; Frank Chalk, consulting editor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Farmington Hills, Mich. : , : Greenhaven Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (207 pages) : color illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina | 966.6203 |
| Collana | Genocide and persecution |
| Soggetto topico |
Political violence - Liberia
Crimes against humanity - Liberia Child soldiers - Liberia Human rights - Liberia |
| ISBN | 0-7377-7014-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Historical background on Liberia -- Overview of the Liberian civil wars / Daniel Elwood Dunn -- Samuel K. Doe's regime struggles to rule Liberia after the assassination of Tolbert / Gregory Jaynes -- Child soldiers are used routinely in the Liberian conflict / Human Rights Watch -- Diamonds fuel violence in Liberia and surrounding countries / Lansana Gberie -- A peace agreement ends the conflict in Liberia -- The Truth and Reconciliation Commission states its findings -- Charles Taylor is convicted of war crimes / Associated Press -- Liberian refugees must decide whether to return to Liberia / Chris Stein -- Controversies surrounding Liberia -- The Liberian war was fueled by ethnic tensions / Veronica Nmoma-Hilliard -- The Liberian war was motivated by political factors, not ethnicity / Isabelle Duyvesteyn -- The Sierra Leone/Liberian conflict was fueled by the diamond trade / James Rupert -- Diamonds did not directly cause the Sierra Leone/Liberian conflict / Se Young Jang -- Child soldiers should not be prosecuted for war crimes / David M. Crane -- There are legal and moral difficulties with refusing to prosecute child soldiers / IRIN -- ECOWAS peacekeeping efforts in Liberia were beneficial / Natalie E. Brown -- ECOWAS peacekeeping efforts prolonged the Liberian conflict / Luca Renda -- Refugees, like those from Liberia, tend to spread conflict and violence / Sarah Kenyon Lischer -- Refugees, like those from Liberia, have benefited the countries they entered / Karen Jacobson -- The Truth and Reconciliation report has helped Liberians heal / Glenna Gordon -- The Truth and Reconciliation report has caused dangerous divisions in Liberia / Semantics King, Jr -- Personal narratives -- A Liberian woman remembers her chilhood and the 1980 coup in Liberia / Helene Cooper -- A Liberian woman remembers fleeing Liberia as a refugee / Louise G'esedeh Barton -- A Sierra Leone man remembers being a child soldier / Ishmael Beah -- A Liberian woman remembers being a rebel soldier / Diane Taylor -- Liberians in Minnesota tell stories of abuse and torture / Toni Randolph. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910162721703321 |
| Farmington Hills, Mich. : , : Greenhaven Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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