In Sierra Leone

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. While his initial concern was to help his old friend Sewa Bockarie (S. B.) Maraha prominent figure in Sierra Leonean politicswrite his autobiography, Jacksons experiences during his stay led him to create a more complex work.

Softcover. English. Duke University Press. 20049780822333135. 226 pp. Good. Book No: 52506