Culture and Customs in Liberia

Informationen zum Autor AYODEJI OLUKOJU is Professor of History at the University of Lagos, Nigeria. He is author of The Liverpool of West Africa: The Dynamics and Impact of Maritime Trade in Lagos, 1900-1950 . Klappentext Liberia has a strong connection to the United States in that it was founded by former slaves in 1822. Although Liberia had existed as an independent African nation and a symbol of hope to the African peoples under the rule of various colonial powers, its recent history has been bedeviled by a prolonged upheaval following a military coup d'etat in 1980. In this context, the narrative highlights the distinctiveness of Liberians in their negotiation of traditional indigenous and modern practices, and the changes wrought by Christianity and Western influences. Zusammenfassung Although Liberia had existed as an independent African nation and a symbol of hope to the African peoples under the rule of various colonial powers! its recent history has been bedeviled by a prolonged upheaval following a military coup d'etat in 1980. Inhaltsverzeichnis Series Foreword Preface Chronology Introduction Religion and Worldview Literature and Media Art and Architecture/Housing Cuisine and Traditional Dress Gender Roles, Marriage, and Family Social Life and Customs Music and Dance Index

Product details

• Authors: Ayodeji Olukoju, Ayodeji Oladimeji Olukoju, Olukoju Ayodeji
• Publisher: Greenwood Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.03.2006
• EAN: 9780313332913
• ISBN: 978-0-313-33291-3
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 242 mm x 16 mm
• Series: Culture and Customs of Africa; Cultures and Customs of the World; Cultures and Customs of the World
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Cultural Studies, HISTORY / Africa / West, African History, West Africa, Geography and World Cultures: Countries and Regions