Sierra Leone at the End of the Twentieth Century: History, Politics in Africa Book

	List of Acronyms
	Maps
	Introduction	1
Ch. 1	A Pre-Colonial Overview	11
	The Mane Invasions	14
	Some Conclusions on Early Political Structures and Procedure	18
	The Nineteenth Century Economy	20
	European Explorers	22
	The Founding of Freetown	24
Ch. 2	The Colonial Experience	31
	The Beginnings of the Krio Diaspora	34
	Establishing a Protectorate in the Hinterland	38
	The Aftermath of the Hut Tax War	43
	An Undiversified Resource-Based Economy	46
Ch. 3	Decolonization and the Making of the Post-Colonial State	53
	The Krio on the Political Margins	53
	The West African Youth League	57
	Krio Elite Reaction to Constitutional Developments	60
	The Path to Political Independence	63
	Further Unrest in the Protectorate	65
	Political Competition within the SLPP	68
	Political Culture	69
Ch. 4	Trends in Politics, Society, and Economy in the Post-Colonial State	75
	Problems of Legitimacy and Ethnic Diversity	75
	Power Consolidation and Ethnoregional Identities	77
	Siaka Stevens Assumes Power	79
	Economic Trends and Neopatrimonialism	83
	External Dependence	86
Ch. 5	Political Stagnation and Economic Decline	91
	Economic Decline and External Economic Imperatives	91
	Private Accumulation and Deepening Inequalities	94
	Specific Aspects of Decline	100
	Immediate Causes of Decline	112
Ch. 6	Into the 1990s: Prospects for Reform	121
	Momoh's Initiatives	122
	The Spillover of the Liberian Conflict	126
	The End of APC Rule	129
	The May 1997 Coup d'Etat and the Consequent Crisis	136
Ch. 7	Conclusion: Social change, Frustration, and Violence	143
	Broader Reasons for the Coup, and External Reactions	145
	The Sierra Leone State	150
	The Issue of External Dependence	154
	Select Bibliography	161
	Index	167