Originally formed to harbor freed slaves and Americans returning to Africa, Liberia once was a land of hope. That was shattered by a long Civil War that shook its very foundation. Today's Liberia is glimpsed in this second edition. Building on the first edition, this updated volume focuses on the personalities, from the founders of Liberia, to the soldiers who are responsible simultaneously for destruction and the hope of stability. Along with these people, various social and ethnic groups, political parties and labor movements, economic entities and natural resources are profiled in this...
Originally formed to harbor freed slaves and Americans returning to Africa, Liberia once was a land of hope. That was shattered by a long Civil War th...
Die Buchedition Verfassungen der Welt vom spaten 18. Jahrhundert bis zur Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts ist die vollstandigste und wissenschaftlich fundierteste Sammlung ihrer Art. Sie enthalt Verfassungsdokumente, die weltweit ab 1776 bis zum Ende des Jahres 1849 verfasst und verbreitet worden sind. Rund 1.600 Verfassungen, Verfassungsanderungen, Menschenrechtserklarungen sowie Entwurfe von Verfassungen, die niemals in Kraft getreten sind, sind aus diesem Zeitraum uberliefert. Diese fruhen Verfassungsdokumente sind im Rahmen eines Projekts der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft in...
Die Buchedition Verfassungen der Welt vom spaten 18. Jahrhundert bis zur Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts ist die vollstandigste und wissenschaf...
At once a diplomatic history and case study of African foreign policy and presidential leadership, this book illustrates how development and security assistance were used by the US as antidotes against communism in the Cold War and how Liberia was able occasionally to profit from the arrangement.
At once a diplomatic history and case study of African foreign policy and presidential leadership, this book illustrates how development and security ...
Every year since 1848 Liberian presidents have delivered a state of the nation address to the Liberian National Legislature reflecting the various facets of the political, social, economic and ethno-cultural situation of the country. Liberia, the first and - for more than a century - the only independent state in Sub-Saharan Africa, was founded in 1822 by an assortment of American non-governmental organizations as an asylum for black Americans.
Similar to a comprehensive longitudinal study, this collection of speeches describes the social and economic development of an African...
Every year since 1848 Liberian presidents have delivered a state of the nation address to the Liberian National Legislature reflecting the various ...
