Where Charles Taylor Went Wrong

WHERE CHARLES TAYLOR WENT WRONG lays bare the issues andevents that culminated in the downfall of a man who remarkably transfi guredLiberia, Africas oldest independent republic. Charles Taylors missteps and failuresin Liberia, as well his ill-advised role in Sierra Leone, a country with commonborder and heritage; his infl ammatory foreign policy toward not only the USand other Western powers, but to neighboring countries as well was the basisfor his international isolation, the lack of donor support to his government andhis eventual demise. Perhaps no other writing has brought to focus yet CharlesTaylors slip-ups, as does this copy. Historians, students of history, policy makers,and political observers everywhere may find this work an attention in their analysesof war, peace and governance, particularly in Africa