Mask of anarchy : the destruction of Liberia and the religious dimension of an African civil war.
Ellis, Stephen, 1953-
Mask of anarchy : the destruction of Liberia and the religious dimension of an African civil war. - Revised & updated 2nd ed. - New York : New York University Press, 2007. - xxxiii, 350 p. ; 22 cm.
Introduction: African wars -- death in the night -- War and barbarism -- Chronicle -- First of the Warlords -- frontier society -- Government, trade and politics -- Chairman Doe -- Quiwonkpa's legacy: the NPFL -- Lean and Hungry Years -- Nimba County campaign -- Splits in the NPFL -- Greater and Lesser Liberia -- New factions -- Monrovia, 1996: the final battle -- Mechanics of War -- Punishing Monrovia -- profit motive -- Factions as political organisations -- Military organisations and civilian life -- Business and Diplomacy -- West African balance of power -- game of nations -- Markets and rackets -- Colonies and non-colonies -- Inquiry -- Nation Long Forlorn -- Settlers and others -- politics of stateless societies -- Liberian administration -- Liberian state -- Men and Devils -- Poro business is eating business -- Secret societies under Liberian administration -- political assimilation of religious ritual -- Ritual killing and modern politics -- War, power and the spiritual order -- psychology of transformation -- False Prophets -- Politicians -- conflict of generations -- Culture and imagination -- Some implications for the wider world -- family tree -- Casualties of the Liberian war, 1989-97 -- List of principal characters. Part I. Chapter 1. Chapter 2. Chapter 3. Chapter 4. Part II. Chapter 5. Chapter 6. Chapter 7. A. B.
0814722385 9780814722381
Liberia--History--Religious aspects.--Civil War, 1989-1996
DT636 / .E45
966.62
Mask of anarchy : the destruction of Liberia and the religious dimension of an African civil war. - Revised & updated 2nd ed. - New York : New York University Press, 2007. - xxxiii, 350 p. ; 22 cm.
Introduction: African wars -- death in the night -- War and barbarism -- Chronicle -- First of the Warlords -- frontier society -- Government, trade and politics -- Chairman Doe -- Quiwonkpa's legacy: the NPFL -- Lean and Hungry Years -- Nimba County campaign -- Splits in the NPFL -- Greater and Lesser Liberia -- New factions -- Monrovia, 1996: the final battle -- Mechanics of War -- Punishing Monrovia -- profit motive -- Factions as political organisations -- Military organisations and civilian life -- Business and Diplomacy -- West African balance of power -- game of nations -- Markets and rackets -- Colonies and non-colonies -- Inquiry -- Nation Long Forlorn -- Settlers and others -- politics of stateless societies -- Liberian administration -- Liberian state -- Men and Devils -- Poro business is eating business -- Secret societies under Liberian administration -- political assimilation of religious ritual -- Ritual killing and modern politics -- War, power and the spiritual order -- psychology of transformation -- False Prophets -- Politicians -- conflict of generations -- Culture and imagination -- Some implications for the wider world -- family tree -- Casualties of the Liberian war, 1989-97 -- List of principal characters. Part I. Chapter 1. Chapter 2. Chapter 3. Chapter 4. Part II. Chapter 5. Chapter 6. Chapter 7. A. B.
0814722385 9780814722381
Liberia--History--Religious aspects.--Civil War, 1989-1996
DT636 / .E45
966.62