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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Pamela Scully
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Description for Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Paperback. Series: Ohio Short Histories of Africa. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDL; BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 107 x 12. Weight in Grams: 108.
In this timely addition to the Ohio Short Histories of Africa series, Pamela Scully takes us from the 1938 birth of Nobel Peace Prize winner and two-time Liberian president Ellen Johnson through the Ebola epidemic of 2014-15. Charting her childhood and adolescence, the book covers Sirleaf's relationship with her indigenous grandmother and urban parents, her early marriage, her years studying in the United States, and her career in international development and finance, where she developed her skill as a technocrat. The later chapters cover her years in and out of formal Liberian politics, her support for women's rights, and the ... Read more
In this timely addition to the Ohio Short Histories of Africa series, Pamela Scully takes us from the 1938 birth of Nobel Peace Prize winner and two-time Liberian president Ellen Johnson through the Ebola epidemic of 2014-15. Charting her childhood and adolescence, the book covers Sirleaf's relationship with her indigenous grandmother and urban parents, her early marriage, her years studying in the United States, and her career in international development and finance, where she developed her skill as a technocrat. The later chapters cover her years in and out of formal Liberian politics, her support for women's rights, and the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Ohio Short Histories of Africa
Condition
New
Number of Pages
136
Place of Publication
Athens, United States
ISBN
9780821422212
SKU
V9780821422212
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About Pamela Scully
Pamela Scully is professor of women's, gender, and sexuality studies and of African studies at Emory University. Her most recent book is the coauthored biography Sara Baartman and the Hottentot Venus: A Ghost Story and a Biography.
Reviews for Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
A clear and concise introduction to the woman and to the domestic and international politics that have shaped her personally and professionally.
Peace A. Medie, Legon Centre for International Affairs and Diplomacy, University of Ghana
Peace A. Medie, Legon Centre for International Affairs and Diplomacy, University of Ghana