Diamonds have played an important role in the political economy of Sierra Leone, as was highlighted by the use of 'conflict' or 'blood' diamonds in the decade-long civil war. Conflict diamonds were us
Frost reclaims the forgotten history of a group of West Africans, the Kru, who as ship’s laborers and seafarers contributed greatly to British colonial trade with West Africa."Ms. Frost provides us wi
In May of 1983—in the wake of a victory in the Falkland Islands—Margaret Thatcher won the second of her three general election victories. Liverpool, going against the grain in the same year, elected a
Published to mark the thirtieth anniversary of the infamous uprisings that shook Liverpool in 1981, this fascinating volume recounts the history of what became known nationally as the Toxteth Riots. D
