An edition of Liberia
(2014)
Liberia
by Noah Berlatsky
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Table of Contents
Historical background on Liberia --
Overview of the Liberian civil wars -- Daniel Elwood Dunn
Samuel K. Doe's regime struggles to rule Liberia after the assassination of Tolbert -- Gregory Jaynes
Child soldiers are used routinely in the Liberian conflict -- Human Rights Watch
Diamonds fuel violence in Liberia and surrounding countries -- Lansana Gberie
A peace agreement ends the conflict in Liberia --
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission states its findings --
Charles Taylor is convicted of war crimes -- Associated Press
Liberian refugees must decide whether to return to Liberia -- Chris Stein
Controversies surrounding Liberia --
The Liberian war was fueled by ethnic tensions -- Veronica Nmoma-Hilliard
The Liberian war was motivated by political factors, not ethnicity -- Isabelle Duyvesteyn
The Sierra Leone/Liberian conflict was fueled by the diamond trade -- James Rupert
Diamonds did not directly cause the Sierra Leone/Liberian conflict -- Se Young Jang
Child soldiers should not be prosecuted for war crimes -- David M. Crane
There are legal and moral difficulties with refusing to prosecute child soldiers -- IRIN
ECOWAS peacekeeping efforts in Liberia were beneficial -- Natalie E. Brown
ECOWAS peacekeeping efforts prolonged the Liberian conflict -- Luca Renda
Refugees, like those from Liberia, tend to spread conflict and violence -- Sarah Kenyon Lischer
Refugees, like those from Liberia, have benefited the countries they entered -- Karen Jacobson
The Truth and Reconciliation report has helped Liberians heal -- Glenna Gordon
The Truth and Reconciliation report has caused dangerous divisions in Liberia -- Semantics King, Jr
Personal narratives --
A Liberian woman remembers her chilhood and the 1980 coup in Liberia -- Helene Cooper
A Liberian woman remembers fleeing Liberia as a refugee -- Louise G'esedeh Barton
A Sierra Leone man remembers being a child soldier -- Ishmael Beah
A Liberian woman remembers being a rebel soldier -- Diane Taylor
Liberians in Minnesota tell stories of abuse and torture -- Toni Randolph.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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