Sierra Leone: A Political History

by David Harris

Book Overview

Sierra Leone came to world attention in the 1990s when a catastrophic civil war linked to the diamond trade was reported globally. This fleeting and particular interest, however, obscured two crucial processes in this small West African state. On the one hand, while the civil war was momentous, brutal and affected all Sierra Leoneans, it was also just one element in the long and faltering attempt to build a nation and state given the country's immensely...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199361762
• ISBN13: 9780199361762
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.6"