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Liberia under Samuel Doe, 1980-1985 : the politics of personal rule / Yekutiel Gershoni.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gershoni, Yekutiel, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Liberia.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (395 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2025.
- Place of Publication:
- Maryland : Lexington Books, 2022.
- System Details:
- text file rdaft
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781666995701
- 1666995703
- 9781793617880
- 1793617880
- OCLC:
- 1309043448
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