A History Of Sierra Leone
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Author |
: David John Harris |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages |
: 241 |
Release |
: 2014 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780199361762 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0199361762 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (62 Downloads) |
Synopsis Sierra Leone by : David John Harris
A new political history of the former British colony in West Africa, best known for its diamonds and recent violent civil war, this covers 225 years of history and fills a gap in African studies.
Author |
: Christopher Fyfe |
Publisher |
: Ashgate Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 773 |
Release |
: 1993 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0751200867 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780751200867 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (67 Downloads) |
Synopsis A History of Sierra Leone by : Christopher Fyfe
This scholarly narrative focuses on the evolution of the Creole community of Sierra Leone and relates it to the surrounding peoples. Since it first appeared in 1962, the work has been acknowledged as one of the outstanding contributions to the history of West Africa.
Author |
: Christopher Fyfe |
Publisher |
: [London] : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages |
: 794 |
Release |
: 1962 |
ISBN-10 |
: UCAL:B3279359 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (59 Downloads) |
Synopsis A History of Sierra Leone by : Christopher Fyfe
"This monumental history of Sierra Leone, the first to be published on such a scale, is written with particular emphasis on liberated Africans and their descendants, the Sierra Leone Creoles, and their contribution to the history of West Africa"--Jacket.
Author |
: Joseph Kaifala |
Publisher |
: Springer |
Total Pages |
: 352 |
Release |
: 2016-11-22 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781349948543 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1349948543 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (43 Downloads) |
Synopsis Free Slaves, Freetown, and the Sierra Leonean Civil War by : Joseph Kaifala
This book is a historical narrative covering various periods in Sierra Leone’s history from the fifteenth century to the end of its civil war in 2002. It entails the history of Sierra Leone from its days as a slave harbor through to its founding as a home for free slaves, and toward its political independence and civil war. In 1462, the country was discovered by a Portuguese explorer, Pedro de Sintra, who named it Serra Lyoa (Lion Mountains). Sierra Leone later became a lucrative hub for the Transatlantic Slave Trade. At the end of slavery in England, Freetown was selected as a home for the Black Poor, free slaves in England after the Somerset ruling. The Black Poor were joined by the Nova Scotians, American slaves who supported or fought with the British during the American Revolution. The Maroons, rebellious slaves from Jamaica, arrived in 1800. The Recaptives, freed in enforcement of British antislavery laws, were also taken to Freetown. Freetown became a British colony in 1808 and Sierra Leone obtained political independence from Britain in 1961. The development of the country was derailed by the death of its first Prime Minister, Sir Milton Margai, and thirty years after independence the country collapsed into a brutal civil war.
Author |
: Richard West |
Publisher |
: New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston |
Total Pages |
: 378 |
Release |
: 1970 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015038689496 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (96 Downloads) |
Synopsis Back to Africa by : Richard West
Author |
: Bankole Kamara Taylor |
Publisher |
: New Africa Pres |
Total Pages |
: 180 |
Release |
: 2014-02 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789987160389 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9987160387 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (89 Downloads) |
Synopsis Sierra Leone by : Bankole Kamara Taylor
This work looks at Sierra Leone, its people and history. Other subjects are also covered to provide a general introduction to the country. It is not intended for academic specialists, and it is not an in-depth study of the country. It is written from the perspective of a layman or general reader who simply wants to know some important things about this West African country. Sierra Leone is one of the oldest countries in Africa. And before it won independence in 1961, it was also one of the oldest colonies on the continent. Only two African countries won independence in 1961, both from the same colonial power, Great Britain. They were Sierra Leone, on 27 April, and Tanganyika on 9 December. The history of Sierra Leone is also one of the most tragic. But Sierra Leone still is one of the most fascinating countries on the continent in spite of the horrendous tragedy it went through during the civil war in the 1990s. The fact that it emerged intact from that brutal conflict is strong testimony to the resilience of the Sierra Leonean people against overwhelming odds which could have broken weaker souls.
Author |
: Thomas Masterman Winterbottom |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 422 |
Release |
: 1803 |
ISBN-10 |
: HARVARD:32044089031991 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (91 Downloads) |
Synopsis An Account of the Native Africans in the Neighbourhood of Sierra Leone by : Thomas Masterman Winterbottom
Author |
: Joe A. D. Alie |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 332 |
Release |
: 1990 |
ISBN-10 |
: STANFORD:36105029393076 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (76 Downloads) |
Synopsis A New History of Sierra Leone by : Joe A. D. Alie
During the colonial era very little thought was given to the promotion of African history and culture in African educational institutions. Most colonial educationalists stubbornly refused to appreciate that Africa had a history worth talking about.
Author |
: John Joseph Crooks |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 408 |
Release |
: 1903 |
ISBN-10 |
: NWU:35556012118519 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (19 Downloads) |
Synopsis A History of the Colony of Sierra Leone, Western Africa by : John Joseph Crooks
Author |
: A. B. C. Sibthorpe |
Publisher |
: Psychology Press |
Total Pages |
: 260 |
Release |
: 1970 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0714617695 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780714617695 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (95 Downloads) |
Synopsis The History of Sierra Leone by : A. B. C. Sibthorpe
First Published in 1970. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.