000349415 000__ 02830cam\a2200325\a\4500 000349415 001__ 349415 000349415 005__ 20210513125449.0 000349415 008__ 980601s1999\\\\nyub\\\\\b\\\\001\0\eng\\ 000349415 010__ $$a 98026873 000349415 020__ $$a9780820441726 (pbk. : alk. paper) 000349415 020__ $$a0820441724 (pbk. : alk. paper) 000349415 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocm39290733 000349415 035__ $$a349415 000349415 040__ $$aDLC$$cDLC$$dOHX$$dAFQ$$dBAKER$$dBTCTA$$dYDXCP$$dSZ9XM$$dOCLCG$$dZCU$$dHEBIS 000349415 043__ $$af-sl--- 000349415 049__ $$aISEA 000349415 05000 $$aDT516.8$$b.C66 1999 000349415 08200 $$a966.404$$221 000349415 1001_ $$aConteh-Morgan, Earl,$$d1950- 000349415 24510 $$aSierra Leone at the end of the twentieth century :$$bhistory, politics, and society /$$cEarl Conteh-Morgan & Mac Dixon-Fyle. 000349415 260__ $$aNew York :$$bP. Lang,$$cc1999. 000349415 300__ $$axvi, 175 p. :$$bmaps ;$$c23 cm. 000349415 440_0 $$aSociety and politics in Africa ;$$vv. 8. 000349415 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 000349415 50500 $$gCh. 1.$$tA Pre-Colonial Overview.$$tThe Mane Invasions.$$tSome Conclusions on Early Political Structures and Procedure.$$tThe Nineteenth Century Economy.$$tEuropean Explorers.$$tThe Founding of Freetown --$$gCh. 2.$$tThe Colonial Experience.$$tThe Beginnings of the Krio Diaspora.$$tEstablishing a Protectorate in the Hinterland.$$tThe Aftermath of the Hut Tax War.$$tAn Undiversified Resource-Based Economy --$$gCh. 3.$$tDecolonization and the Making of the Post-Colonial State.$$tThe Krio on the Political Margins.$$tThe West African Youth League.$$tKrio Elite Reaction to Constitutional Developments.$$tThe Path to Political Independence.$$tFurther Unrest in the Protectorate.$$tPolitical Competition within the SLPP.$$tPolitical Culture --$$gCh. 4.$$tTrends in Politics, Society, and Economy in the Post-Colonial State.$$tProblems of Legitimacy and Ethnic Diversity.$$tPower Consolidation and Ethnoregional Identities.$$tSiaka Stevens Assumes Power.$$tEconomic Trends and Neopatrimonialism.$$tExternal Dependence 000349415 5201_ $$a"Sierra Leone's current predicament can best be understood within a continuum spanning its precolonial to its more contemporary history. This study traces the contradictions of the historical legacy and the excesses of the independent nation-state to unravel the sequences of dependency that culminated almost inevitably in political instability unprecedented socio-economic decline, and civil war. 000349415 5208_ $$aThe authors draw on a rich texture of historical and political insights reflecting established knowledge, while also plumbing contemporary orature to present a truly holistic perspective of this soft state. Students, scholars, or general readers interested in the dilemmas of developing states will find this essential reading."--BOOK JACKET. 000349415 651_0 $$aSierra Leone$$xPolitics and government$$y1961- 000349415 651_0 $$aSierra Leone$$xEconomic conditions$$y1961- 000349415 7001_ $$aDixon-Fyle, Mac,$$d1948- 000349415 85200 $$bgen$$hDT516.8$$i.C66$$i1999 000349415 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:349415$$pGLOBAL_SET 000349415 980__ $$aBIB 000349415 980__ $$aBOOK