Chapter 4. The Promise and Terror of Elections

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1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction: Liberia, Violence, and Democracy 1
4. Chapter 1. The Case for Indigenous Democracy 27
5. Chapter 2. Contested Histories 53
6. Chapter 3. Civilization and the Liberian Nation 74
7. Chapter 4. The Promise and Terror of Elections 101
8. Chapter 5. The Lock on the Outhouse Door: Discourses of Development 124
9. Chapter 6. The Crisis of Youth and the Promise of the Future 140
10. Chapter 7. Conclusion: A Wedding and a Funeral 156
11. References 165
12. Index 179
13. Acknowledgments 189