The Emergence of Autocracy in Liberia

By Amos Sawyer,

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Liberia is a West African country whose history is intricately tied to America's past and Africa's future. Unique in its origins as a colony for resettling free blacks from the United States, the nation nevertheless experienced a progressive centralization of state power closely resembling the typical postcolonial political order in…

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1 author picked The Emergence of Autocracy in Liberia as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

We met and befriended the author when he was a political science professor at the University of Liberia.

At a later date he became president of the country! Before his untimely death, he wrote with a true insider understanding and perspective. In this book, beginning with nineteenth-century colonization, he analyzes social changes, struggles, and exploitations, and gives insights into the political process over six generations of history.

He concludes with thoughts about the future of self-governance in Liberia and throughout Africa.

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