The Mask of Anarchy Updated Edition: The Destruction of Liberia and the Religious Dimension of an African Civil War by Stephen Ellis - 2006

New York: NYU Press, 2006. Revised and Updated Second Edition is Acceptable in pictorial red & black wraps. Front wrap has short slit near front spine tail that is not a blind tear. Front wrap heavily rubbed; rear wrap has bump w crease at tail & crease at tail corner. Additionally, there seems to be a bindery midhap--those are not creases, 2" long and starting at front wrap's tail corner & continuing for first 50pp--the book appears to have suffered some kind of pressure at bindery which left impressions on the front wrap & those first 50 pp. Front wrap lifts sl. Ow unmarked, clean, sound. "Eschewing popular stereotypes and simple explanations, Stephen Ellis traces the history of the civil war that has blighted Liberia in recent years and looks at its political, ethnic and cultural roots. He focuses on the role religion and ritual have played in shaping and intensifying this brutal war. In this edition, with a new preface by the author, Ellis provides a current picture of Liberia and details how much of the same problems still exist."--publisher. Later Edition. Soft Cover. Acceptable/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Used.