Mask of anarchy : the destruction of Liberia and the religious dimension of an African civil war. - Ellis, Stephen, 1953- (New York : New York University Press, 2007)
Introduction: African wars -- death in the night -- War and barbarism -- Part I. Chronicle -- Chapter 1. First of the Warlords -- frontier society -- Government, trade and politics -- Chairman Doe -- Quiwonkpa's legacy: the NPFL -- Chapter 2. Lean and Hungry Years -- Nimba County campaign -- Splits in the NPFL -- Greater and Lesser Liberia -- New factions -- Monrovia, 1996: the final battle -- Chapter 3. Mechanics of War -- Punishing Monrovia -- profit motive -- Factions as political organisations -- Military organisations and civilian life -- Chapter 4. Business and Diplomacy -- West African balance of power -- game of nations -- Markets and rackets -- Colonies and non-colonies -- Part II. Inquiry -- Chapter 5. Nation Long Forlorn -- Settlers and others -- politics of stateless societies -- Liberian administration -- Liberian state -- Chapter 6. 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 -- Chapter 7. False Prophets -- Politicians -- conflict of generations -- Culture and imagination -- Some implications for the wider world -- family tree -- A. Casualties of the Liberian war, 1989-97 -- B. List of principal characters.
Keywords: Liberia -- History -- Civil War, 1989-1996 -- Religious aspects