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This document summarizes a working paper about the concept of the frontier in Sierra Leone. It argues that frontier processes have historically played an important role in shaping identities in Sierra Leone and continue to do so today. It uses the examples of the Freetown peninsula and the city of Makeni to show how past frontier experiences still influence the political deployment of identity. The paper aims to both update the concept of the frontier for contemporary Africa and contribute to the ethnograph

Author

Nile Davies

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EN