Politics in Sierra Leone 1947-1967

John R. Cartwright

University of Toronto Press, 1970 - Political Science - 308 pages

In 1967 Sierra Leone passed the critical test of a competitive political system when the opposition party, the All Peoples Congress, defeated the SLPP and was called upon to form a government.In this thorough and well-documented study Dr Cartwright explains how Sierra Leone maintained this pattern of political competition.

About the author

John R. Cartwright is a professor emeritus of Political Science at the University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Politics in Sierra Leone 1947-1967; G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series; Heritage Series
• Author: John R. Cartwright
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press, 1970
• ISBN: 1442638966, 9781442638969
• Length: 308 pages
• Subjects: Political Science / History & Theory; Political Science / Political Process / Political Parties; Political Science / World / African