Описание: More Auspicious Shores offers a thorough examination of Afro-Barbadian migration to Liberia during the mid- to late nineteenth century. Caree A. Banton effectively explores the political and sociocultural consequences of their settlement in Africa and how it influenced the meaning of blackness in the Atlantic World.
Описание: Insights from selected Liberian Independence Day Orations pertinent to the historical development of the Republic of Liberia and its challenges and opportunities This book provides a one - stop source of literary resource gleaned from a number of Liberian Independence Day Orations that span selected years interspersed over the period 1855 - 2000. The orations may serve as a source for scholarly inquiry as they cover multiple themes that are germane to the evolution of the country. In general, the orators provide important contextual information and varied insights and perspectives about the country's social, political and economic development. For example, the orations address the historical and current challenges of nation-building in general. More specifically, they illuminate such issues as: (i) Liberia's survival as a small state surrounded by Western colonial powers; (ii) challenges and opportunities in the quest for social integration and economic development; (iii) the centrality of education, agriculture, trade, commerce, industry, other sectors and related factors for development, as well as the role of women and the youth in the development process. They also include perspectives on the inclusion of the masses and freedom of the press in the nation-building process, overarching governance issues and the post-civil war challenges for recovery and aspirations for the future.
Описание: This book studies the challenges facing Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea and Cote d`Ivoire relative to sustainable security in the areas of health, food, environment, law and order and governance in the wake of the armed conflicts and Ebola outbreak that rocked the Mano River Union sub-region in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.
Автор: Shellum, Brian G. Название: African american officers in liberia ISBN: 1612349552 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781612349558 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 2753.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: African American Officers in Liberia tells the story of seventeen African American officers who trained, reorganized, and commanded the Liberian Frontier Force from 1910 to 1942. In this West African country founded by freed black American slaves, African American officers performed their duties as instruments of imperialism for a country that was, at best, ambivalent about having them serve under arms at home and abroad. The United States extended its newfound imperial reach and policy of “Dollar Diplomacy” to Liberia, a country it considered a U.S. protectorate. Brian G. Shellum explores U.S. foreign policy toward Liberia and the African American diaspora, while detailing the African American military experience in the first half of the twentieth century. Shellum brings to life the story of the African American officers who carried out a dangerous mission in Liberia for an American government that did not treat them as equal citizens in their homeland, and he provides recognition for their critical role in preserving the independence of Liberia.
Автор: Anderson R. Earle Название: Liberia: America`s African Friend ISBN: 0807896063 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780807896068 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 5957.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Presents a concise account of Liberia`s dramatic and often stormy history as an independent Negro republic founded on American idealism; a vivid picture of Liberia today; and a shrewd analysis of the opportunities that Liberia offers for enlightened collaboration by American business and government.
As a survivor of the devastating civil wars in Sierra Leone and Liberia, Joseph Kaifala recounts the harrowing details of an early life punctuated by unimaginable violence and his journey to survival that eventually led him to the United States. Told with humility and grace, Adamalui is the true story of one man's unshakable faith, thirst for knowledge, and indomitable will.
Kaifala's experiences as a child prisoner and refugee are told through a series of flashbacks as he endeavors to attain a visa to attend college in America. His memories of the death and destruction that he and his family witnessed while attempting to avoid the violence rampant in impoverished West Africa are written with amazing clarity by a man on a mission to chart a way forward for himself and the others who would follow in his steps.
Liberia's contributions to the world continue to be overlooked, including by Black Americans.
Gebah Sekou Kamara, a native of Liberia migrated to the United States in 1998 after fleeing the Civil War in his country, he was granted asylum in 2001. Mr. Kamara explores how many freed Blacks from the United States and beyond gave their lives in founding the republic of Liberia on the coast of West Africa.
The author attempts to reawaken the minds and spirits of Black Americans and Liberians both in the diasporas and on the mainland about engaging with each other to help Liberia reclaim its place on the world stage. He also answers questions such as:
- How did slavery develop on the African coast?
- Why did Black Americans return to Africa?
- How have Liberian natives been miseducated?
- How was the modern Liberian nation built?
The book highlights Liberia's long journey toward democracy, why the nation is so important to Blacks around the globe, and how it can move forward.
Join the author as he shares a fascinating account of Liberia and its connection to Blacks in the United States of America.
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