{"product_id":"9781422221983","title":"Liberia","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe early history of Liberia was promising. Under the auspices of white Americans, freed slaves had been offered a new home in the West African region during the early 19th century. In 1847 the settlers founded the continent's first independent republic-a full century before the rest of Africa began to shake off colonial rule.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough the new republic modeled itself on the United States-and even named its cities after U.S. leaders-it has nevertheless endured sluggish development, class division, and a brutal civil war during the 1990s that resulted in 200,000 deaths. In their struggle for stability, the Liberian people have forged peace agreements between the warring political parties and established a new, freely elected government in 2006, becoming the first African country to elect a woman as president.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mason Crest Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47044308435184,"sku":"9781422221983","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781422221983_p0.jpg?v=1763739788","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781422221983","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}