Child Soldiers, Adult Interests: The Global Dimensions of the Sierra Leonean TragedyNova Science Publishers, 2005 - 308 pages This book weaves a narrative of the history of Sierra Leone, from its foundation as a settlement for black slaves who fought for the British Crown during the American Revolution through the events of the civil war, with a discussion of more general geopolitical lessons to be learned from the recent conflict, its origins, and settlement. In addition, the book contains six appendices that render the present work -- the first comprehensive history of Sierra Leone since the classic studies published more than a generation ago by Christopher Fyfe and John Peterson -- an invaluable reference on conflict resolution in general as well as the West African country in particular, including a chronology of select events in the history of Sierra Leone and the texts of the peace agreements and other post-conflict documents. |
Contents
Chapter One The Road to the Future Runs Through the Past | 1 |
Chapter Two Drift Decline and the Establishment of a Patrimonial State | 29 |
Chapter Three Diamonds Arent Forever Are They? | 63 |
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