In Sierra Leone

Informationen zum Autor Michael Jackson Klappentext The reminiscences of an anthropologist revisiting the site of his fieldwork from the 1970s; it is also an account of the life of a prominent politician (and friend of the author) in Sierra Leone. Zusammenfassung In 2002! as Sierra Leone prepared to announce the end of its brutal civil war! the distinguished anthropologist! poet! and novelist Michael Jackson returned to the country where he had intermittently lived and worked as an ethnographer since 1969. Here! he offers his reminiscences revisiting the site of his fieldwork from the 1970s. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations xi Maps xiii 1. Night Flight to Freetown 1 2. The North 12 3. Place of Refuge 20 4. In Kabala 32 5 .The Beef 41 6. Within These Four Walls 49 7. The Executions 56 8. Fina Kamara's Story 64 9. Tina Kome Marah 74 10. Early Days 86 11. Independence 98 12. Going Abroad 107 13. In Government 112 14. Thinking Back 125 15. Seeds of Conflict 132 16. The War 140 17. Day into Night 151 18. The Reversals of Fortune 161 19. The Value of Shade 170 20. Exile 180 21. In Conakry 186 22. Trust and Truth 192 23. The Hotel 201 Notes 209 Index 223

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Michael Jackson

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The reminiscences of an anthropologist revisiting the site of his fieldwork from the 1970s; it is also an account of the life of a prominent politician (and friend of the author) in Sierra Leone.

Résumé
In 2002, as Sierra Leone prepared to announce the end of its brutal civil war, the distinguished anthropologist, poet, and novelist Michael Jackson returned to the country where he had intermittently lived and worked as an ethnographer since 1969. Here, he offers his reminiscences revisiting the site of his fieldwork from the 1970s.

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List of Illustrations xi
Maps xiii

1. Night Flight to Freetown 1
2. The North 12
3. Place of Refuge 20
4. In Kabala 32
   5 .The Beef 41
5. Within These Four Walls 49
6. The Executions 56
7. Fina Kamara’s Story 64
8. Tina Kome Marah 74
9. Early Days 86
10. Independence 98
11. Going Abroad 107
12. In Government 112
13. Thinking Back 125
14. Seeds of Conflict 132
15. The War 140
16. Day into Night 151
17. The Reversals of Fortune 161
18. The Value of Shade 170
19. Exile 180
20. In Conakry 186
21. Trust and Truth 192
22. The Hotel 201
    Notes 209
    Index 223