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Country Guides
History & Politics
Wildlife & Flora
People & Culture
Other Books & Novels


Country Guides

Liberia in Pictures (Visual Geography Series)   (amazon.com) - USA
by Jo Mary Sullivan, Camille Liberia in pict Mirepoix, Lerner Publicat Department Of Geography
Describes the land, climate, history, government, economy, culture, and people of the west African country settled by freed American slaves




History & Politics

Country Review, Liberia 1999/2000  (amazon.com) - USA
by Robert C. Kelly (Editor), Debra Ewing (Editor), Stanton Doyle (Editor), Denise Youngblood (Editor)
concise, up-to-date source for political and economic information

Liberia Will Rise Again : Reflections on the Liberian Civil Crisis   (amazon.com) - USA    (amazon.co.uk) - UK
by Arthur F. Kulah

Liberian Dreams : Back-To-Africa Narratives from the 1850s  (amazon.com) - USA    (amazon.co.uk) - UK
by Wilson Jeremiah Moses (Editor)

Peacekeeping in Africa : Ecomog in Liberia   (amazon.com) - USA
by Karl P. Magyar (Editor), Earl Conteh-Morgan (Editor)

Regional Peace-Keeping and International Enforcement : The Liberian Crisis  (amazon.com) - USA
by Marc Weller (Editor)

Swing Low, Sweet Chariot : The Mortality Cost of Colonizing Liberia in the Nineteenth Century
(amazon.com) - USA    (amazon.co.uk) - UK
by Antonio McDaniel
Sociologist McDaniel presents a systematic study of the demographic impact on freeborn and freed slaves from the US migrating to what is now Liberia in western Africa during the early 19th century. He finds that the mortality of the colonists was very high, but followed the pattern of other people migrating to tropical areas and does not support the contemporary idea that people of African descent had better immunity to disease. The adaptability of the individual seems to have been the primary factor in whether someone caught a native disease and whether they died from it.  (Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or).

Voting for Peace : Postconflict Elections in Liberia   (amazon.com) - USA    (amazon.co.uk) - UK
by Terrence Lyons

Christianity and Politics in Doe's Liberia  (amazon.com) - USA    (amazon.co.uk) - UK
by Paul Gifford
This study examines the role of Christianity in Liberia under the corrupt regime of Samuel K. Doe (1980-1990). Paul Gifford shows that, in general, Liberian Christianity--far from being a force for justice and human advancement--diverted attention from the cause of Liberia's ills, left change to God's miraculous intervention, encouraged obedience and acceptance of the status quo, and thus served to entrench Doe's power.
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Wildlife & Flora

Birds of Liberia  (amazon.com) - USA
by Wulf Gatter, Martin W. Woodcock (Illustrator)
The first avifaunal survey of all of Liberia, this book provides a complete annotated checklist and distribution maps for all resident species and regular migrants to the country. Based on the author`s many years of residence in Liberia and illustrated by one of the world`s foremost bird artists, the volume is an essential reference for all serious birders and ornithologists.


People & Culture

Culture in Liberia : An Afrocentric View of the Cultural Interaction Between the Indigenous Liberians and the Americo-Liberians
(amazon.com) - USA    (amazon.co.uk) - UK

A Family in Liberia (amazon.com) - USA
by Sally Humphrey
Describes the home, work, school, customs, and amusements of ten-year-old Kamu and his family living in the village of Mobutu in Liberia

Liberia (Cultures of the World Series) (amazon.com) - USA
by Patricia Levy

Samuel Morris : Men of Faith (Men of Faith)(amazon.com) - USA
by Lindley Baldwin
This biography is about a young African, Samuel Morris, who came to be called "The Apostle of Simple Faith.

Civilized Women : Gender and Prestige in Southeastern Liberia (amazon.com) - USA    (amazon.co.uk) - UK
by Mary H. Moran


Other Books & Novels

Before the Palm Could Bloom : Poems of Africa (amazon.com) - USA    (amazon.co.uk) - UK
by Patricia Jabbeh Wesley
poems of the Liberian civil war and of the devastation it has wrought. And in poems of village life and customs, the city life of Monrovia, the rites of childhood and adolescence, Wesley records for the reader a world that has been forever changed.

Beyond the Mango Tree   (amazon.com) - USA    (amazon.co.uk) - UK
by Amy Bronwen Zemser
Set in Liberia, this first novel is neither travelogue nor folktale, but a moving contemporary story about a 12-year-old American white girl, who is trapped in an unhappy home in a foreign place until she makes a friend and glimpses another world.

Why Leopard Has Spots : Dan Stories from Liberia  (amazon.com) - USA
by Won-Ldy Paye, Margaret H. Lippert, Ashley Bryan (Illustrator)
This book kept me captivated and entranced with its vivid folktales. My favorite story is "Spider Flies to the Feast." The block prints by acclaimed artist Ashley Bryan are a beautiful touch. This book is a treasure and portrays Liberian culture very vividly. I highly recommend it for readers of all ages.  (a reader from Seattle, Washington )

Mommi Watta : Spirit of the River  (amazon.com) - USA
by Virginia Castleman, Theodocia Swecker (Illustrator)
a beautifully illustrated Liberian folktale with a universal theme.

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