{"product_id":"liberia-under-samuel-doe-1980-1985-the-politics-of-personal-rule-9781793617873","title":"Liberia under Samuel Doe, 1980–1985: The Politics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn April 12, 1980, a group of soldiers led by Master Sergeant Samuel K. Doe executed a bloody coup that put an end to the Americo-Liberian minority regime in Liberia, transforming Africa’s first republic into a military dictatorship. In Liberia under Samuel Doe, 1980-1985: The Politics of Personal Rule, Yekutiel Gershoni examines the evolution and effects of Samuel K. Doe’s reign in Liberia. Gershoni shows Doe’s path to absolute power, corruption, and dictatorship and the economic crises and political turmoil that ensued, even after his murder in 1990. Liberia under Samuel Doe also examines the role of the United States as Liberia’s closest ally, detailing how Doe managed to attract American diplomatic and military support due to U.S. interests in the Cold War. Through in-depth research, primary sources, and interviews with diplomats, politicians, and activists, Gershoni carefully details the timeline of Doe’s rise to power and the lasting effects of his dictatorial legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 1: Holding on for Dear Life\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1: In the Cause of the People\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Sacrifice and Survival\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Getting Foreign Aid\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 2: The Beginning of Personal Rule\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4: From Primus Inter Pares to the Head of the Pyramid\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Travels Abroad, Austerity at Home\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Tightening Control \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 7: Bungles \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 3: A Façade of Democracy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 8: Completion of the Draft Constitution\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 9: Circumventing Com Con\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 10: Pressing Forward and Holding Back\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 11: A Terrible Betrayal \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 4: The Battle for the Presidency\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 12: Clearing Obstacles to the Presidency\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 13: The Persecution and Ouster of Sawyer \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 14: Assault on the Rival Parties\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 15: Constrained Campaigning and Rigged Elections\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042639380823,"sku":"9781793617873","price":86.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781793617873.jpg?v=1750954963","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/liberia-under-samuel-doe-1980-1985-the-politics-of-personal-rule-9781793617873","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}