History of Liberia (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 1451012810 ISBN 13: 9781451012811

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2010

Synopsis

HISTORY OF LIBERIA. I. INTRODUCTION. There are but few more interesting spots in Africa than the little corner of the west coast occupied by the Republic of Liberia. It has been the scene of a series of ~xperiments absolutely unique in history-experiments from which we are to derive the knowledge upo~ which we must rely in the solutioll of the weighty problems connected with the development of a dark continent, and with the civilization of hundreds of millions of the human race. ~fany questions have arisen which have not been settled to our complete satisfaction. Is the Negro capable of receiving and maintaining a superimposed civilization? Fronde dec]ares that" the worst enemies of the blacks are those who persist in pressing upon them an equality which nature has denied them. They may attain it in time if they are fairly treated, but they can attain it only on condition of going through the discipline and experience of hundreds of years, through which the white rac

Table of Contents

CONTENTS; PAOE,; J I'N"TRODUCTION ······ , ·············· 111111 ············· 4 9; II THE COLONIZATIO~ IDEA 14; III THE COLONIZATION ~fOVEMENT " 20; IV ~fARYLAND IN LIBERrA 31; V THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA 37; VL TJlE HrsToRTc ::;WNJFrCANCE OF COLONIZATION 52; 1 As a Southern Movement toward Emancipation 52; 2 As a Check to the Slave Trade 55; 3 As a Step toward the Civilization of Africa 56; 4 As a ltlissionary Effort 58; 5 As a Refuge to the Negro from the Pressure of Increasing; Competition in America 59; AUTIIORITl:E:::Si · , ····· t ,f ········· ··············· ti3

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About The Author Dr. John Hanson Thomas McPherson, PhD (1865) was a fellow in History at Johns Hopkins University in 1889. In 1890 he became an Instructor in History at the University of Michigan, and in1891 went on to become a Professor of History and Politics at the University of Georgia. About The Preface Author Dr Fred van der Kraaij, PhD (1946) is an economist from the Netherlands. He obtained a PhD in economics from the University of Tilburg (with honours, 1983). His dissertation on the role of foreign investments in the development of Liberia from 1900-1977 was published as The Open Door Policy of Liberia An Economic History of Modern Liberia (Bremen, 1983). His publications also include Structural Adjustment and Beyond in Sub-Saharan Africa Policy and Research Issues (co-edited; London, 1994). Dr. van der Kraaij has written extensively on West Africa, where he lived for over 16 years. He speaks English, French and Dutch. Dr. van der Kraaij has a long standing career with the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs in The Hague, the Netherlands and currently serves in the Policy and Operations Evaluation Department. He maintains a site on Liberia http://www.liberiapastandpresent.org, where various articles and postings are contained regarding the political and economic history of Liberia, including cultural affairs, from 1822 to date.

Review:

With Liberia now emerging from war and starting a new process of reconstruction, this publication is more than timely. It is important for Liberians today and all those interested in the story of that very particular country to understand what the thinking was behind its creation and how the people who launched the process viewed themselves and viewed Africans. This book is a must read and will open doors for scholars and students of Liberian and African history. --Abdoulaye W. Dukulé, Ph.D, Assoc. Editor, The Perspective News Magazine

An absolutely invaluable historical insight couched in language which is conclusive and entertaining. A striking and eloquent literary effort... --Emmanuel Abalo, Fmr. Acting President, Press Union of Liberia / Fmr. News Director, Liberian Broadcasting System

A new twist on the history of our beloved Liberia that is worth reading about for its fresh historical perspective --James Youboty, Author, A Nation in Terror

About this edition

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1451012810
• ISBN 13: 9781451012811
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 150