1 Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. FOREWORD ix
4. FOREWORD xi
5. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xiii
6. Map of Liberia xv
7. 1 Introduction 1
8. 2 A Decade of Troubles: Master-Sergeant Samuel Doe’s Liberia, 1980–1989 19
9. Part 1 Journey Without Maps, December 1989–December 1992
10. 3 Things Fall Apart, December 1989–August 1990 39
11. 4 Seamen from Renaissance Africa, August 1990–December 1991 73
12. 5 Annus Horribilis: The Death of Yamoussoukro, January–December 1992 101
13. Part 2 Waging War to Keep Peace, January 1993–August 1994
14. 6 The Bloody Road to Cotonou, January–July 1993 117
15. 7 The Tortuous Road to Akosombo, August 1993–August 1994 131
16. Part 3 A Banquet for the Warlords, September 1994–July 1997
17. 8 The Pied Piper of Accra, September 1994–August 1995 153
18. 9 Two Weddings and a Funeral, September 1995–August 1996 181
19. 10 Farewell to Arms? September 1996–July 1997 201
20. Part 4 The Bloody Waters of the Mano River, July 1997–August 2001
21. 11 A Warlord’s Bazaar, July 1997–August 2001 229
22. 12 CONCLUSION 241
23. ACRONYMS & ABBREVIATIONS 255
24. BIBLIOGRAPHY 257
25. INDEX 267
26. ABOUT THE BOOK 285