Free slaves, Freetown, and the Sierra Leonean civil war. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Joseph Kaifala.
• Authors: Kaifala, Joseph
• Contents: 1. Discovery of Sierra Leone -- 2. The Ethnic Makeover -- 3. Granville Sharp's Fight to Free the Slaves -- 4. Free Slaves in Freetown -- 5. War & Peace in Freetown -- 6. The Amistad Saga -- 7. The Hut Tax War -- 8. Post-Colonial Political Fiasco -- 9. RUF Invasion and the First NPRC Military Coup -- 10. Second NPRC Military Coup and Elections Before Peace -- 11. The AFRC Military Coup -- 12. AFRC/RUF Invasion of Freetown and the Lomâe Peace Accord -- 13. Flames of Peace.
• Publisher Details: New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 966.4; History; Blacks -- Sierra Leone -- History; Freedmen -- Sierra Leone -- History; HISTORY -- Civilization; HISTORY -- Essays; HISTORY -- Reference; HISTORY -- Social History; Blacks; Freedmen; History; African History; Imperialism and Colonialism; Labor History; Political History; African Politics; History -- General; Political Science -- Labor & Industrial Relations; Political Science -- History & Theory; Colonialism & imperialism; Social & cultural history; Political science & theory; Politics & government; Imperialism; World politics; History -- Africa -- General; African history; Sierra Leone -- History; Sierra Leone -- History -- Civil War, 1991-2002; Freetown (Sierra Leone) -- History; Sierra Leone; Sierra Leone -- Freetown; Electronic books; History; Electronic book
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781349948543; 1349948543
• Related ISBNs: 9781349948536; 1349948535
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.