Liberian Politics: The Portrait by African American Diplomat J. Milton TurnerHanes Walton (Jr.), James Bernard Rosser, Robert L. Stevenson Lexington Books, 2002 - 417페이지 Liberian Politics tells the fascinating story of Liberia's early nation-building efforts, its attempts to establish democracy, and the pivotal role played by African Americans in exporting the American democratic experiment to Liberia. The story of the rise of Africa's oldest democracy is told through the writings of J. Milton Turner, an African American diplomat who served in Liberia from 1871 to 1878. Turner's official diplomatic correspondence--superbly organized and edited by Walton, Rosser, and Stevenson--document Liberia's struggle to define its political institutions and processes. They chart Liberia's struggle to establish its relationship with the wider world and offer an intimate portrait of Turner's role as the agent of U.S. foreign policy in Liberia. A comparative study in the best tradition of Tocqueville and Myrdal, this pathbreaking work reveals the global dimensions of nineteenth-century African American politics and offers rich insight into the direction of early U.S. diplomacy in Africa. |
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Introduction African American Politics and the Comparative Dimension | 1 |
Political Background | 9 |
Political Patronage The Political Appointment of an African American Diplomat | 11 |
The African American Diplomat in Liberia The Challenges and Hardships | 27 |
The Outsiders Perspective A New Methodological Approach | 45 |
Liberian Domestic Politics 18691878 | 67 |
The Liberian Political Processes and Institutions | 69 |
A The NationState | 70 |
Liberian Foreign Politics | 207 |
The Liberian Foreign PolicyMaking Process | 225 |
A The Relationship with Britain | 226 |
B The Relationship with France | 230 |
C The Relationship with Germany | 233 |
D The Relationship with the Netherlands | 258 |
E The Relationship with the United States | 266 |
F The Relationship with African American Emigres | 299 |
B Political Culture | 80 |
C Constitution | 83 |
D Protests and Insurrections | 86 |
E Political Assassinations | 145 |
F Political Issues | 155 |
G Presidential Elections | 160 |
H Legislature | 168 |
I Presidency | 177 |
J Judiciary | 188 |
K Public Policy | 201 |
Ports and Duties | 332 |
Problems and Prospects | 355 |
The Documents Revisited The Roots of Failure of Americas Peculiar Relationship with Liberia | 357 |
Democracy Stillborn How Race and Ethnicity Impeded the Transplantation of USStyle Democracy in Liberia | 365 |
Epilogue | 385 |
Appendix | 397 |
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List of Contributors | |
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