The Civilizational Myth: Symbolic Legitimation and Party Cohesion

• In Event: Identity and Institutions: Rights, Representation, Group Dynamics

Brief Overview

How did a dominant party regime comprised of former slaves emerge in the tiny resource-poor country of Liberia ath the height of the 19th Century Scramble for Africa, 30 years before the Bolshevik Revolution produced the template for such regimes?

Author

• Yakasah Wehyee, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities