Samuel Charters
Biographic Data
| ID | 5456441 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Samuel Charters |
| GIVEN NAMES | Samuel |
| FAMILY NAME | Charters |
| SIGNATURE | CHARTERS S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Sierra Leone |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1960 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Why Testify? Witnesses' Motivations for Giving Evidence in a War Crimes Tribunal in Sierra Leone
Although witnesses are indispensable to the operation and success of war crimes courts, little is known about their motivations for agreeing to testify. This article advances existing knowledge by drawing on findings from interviews conducted with 200 witnesses after they gave evidence in the Special Court for Sierra Leone. Participants were asked to describe their reasons for testifying. Content analysis was used to examine the variety and frequ…
A Language of Song: Journeys in the Musical World of the African Diaspora
In that time Mansa Demba was the king of Nomi And Seneke Jambi was at Bakindi Ke.There were two wharves, one at Jufreh Tenda and the other at Albreda Tenda, and anyone who went there, to Youmi Mamsa, went to the king there, that is the king Mansa Demba, and to the woman king called Kodending.If they got hold of any slaves they took them to Mansa Demba and sold them to him.At this time Han Sunyetta was the leader of the world.He made another king …
Testifying in an International War Crimes Tribunal: The Experience of Witnesses in the Special Court for Sierra Leone
The research described in this article investigates the extent to which witnesses who testified in the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) report the experience as positive or negative. It also seeks to identify the factors that contribute to these evaluations. It reports the results of structured interviews conducted with 171 witnesses who testified in the SCSL. The finding that emerges most strongly is that the experience of testifying was po…
The Glasgow Edition of the Works and Correspondence of Adam Smith, Vol. 6: Correspondence (Second Edition)
Jazz: A History of the New York Scene
The Roots of the Blues: An African Search
I went to Africa to find the roots of the blues. So Samuel Charters begins the extraordinary story of his research. But what began as a study of how the blues was handed down from African slaves to musicians of today via the slave ships, became something much more complex. For in Africa Samuel Charters discovered a music which was not just a part of the past but a very vital living part of African culture. The Roots of the Blues not only reveals …
I Love: The Story of Vladimir Mayakovsky and Lili Brik
I Love: The Story of Vladimir Mayakovsky and Lili Brik
African Flutes
The Swedish Fiddlers: Music from the Gathering of the Fiddlers at Delsbo
The Legacy of the Blues--Art and Lives of 12 Great Bluesmen
The Griots: Ministers of the Spoken Word
Roots of Black Music in America: Some Correspondences between the Music of the Slave Areas of West Africa and the Music of the United States and the Caribbean
Songs of the American West
The Bluesmen
The Poetry of the Blues
Jazz: New Orleans 1885-1963, an Index to the Negro Musicians of New Orleans
Wanted: New Light on Jazz
Jazz: A History of the New York Scene
The Country Blues
Jazz: A History of the New York Scene
Why Testify? Witnesses' Motivations for Giving Evidence in a War Crimes Tribunal in Sierra Leone
Although witnesses are indispensable to the operation and success of war crimes courts, little is known about their motivations for agreeing to testify. This article advances existing knowledge by drawing on findings from interviews conducted with 200 witnesses after they gave evidence in the Special Court for Sierra Leone. Participants were asked to describe their reasons for testifying. Content analysis was used to examine the variety and frequ…
A Language of Song: Journeys in the Musical World of the African Diaspora
In that time Mansa Demba was the king of Nomi And Seneke Jambi was at Bakindi Ke.There were two wharves, one at Jufreh Tenda and the other at Albreda Tenda, and anyone who went there, to Youmi Mamsa, went to the king there, that is the king Mansa Demba, and to the woman king called Kodending.If they got hold of any slaves they took them to Mansa Demba and sold them to him.At this time Han Sunyetta was the leader of the world.He made another king …
Testifying in an International War Crimes Tribunal: The Experience of Witnesses in the Special Court for Sierra Leone
The research described in this article investigates the extent to which witnesses who testified in the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) report the experience as positive or negative. It also seeks to identify the factors that contribute to these evaluations. It reports the results of structured interviews conducted with 171 witnesses who testified in the SCSL. The finding that emerges most strongly is that the experience of testifying was po…
The Country Blues
Wanted: New Light on Jazz
Jazz: A History of the New York Scene
Jazz: New Orleans 1885-1963, an Index to the Negro Musicians of New Orleans
The Poetry of the Blues
The Bluesmen
Songs of the American West
Roots of Black Music in America: Some Correspondences between the Music of the Slave Areas of West Africa and the Music of the United States and the Caribbean
The Griots: Ministers of the Spoken Word
The Legacy of the Blues--Art and Lives of 12 Great Bluesmen
African Flutes
The Swedish Fiddlers: Music from the Gathering of the Fiddlers at Delsbo
I Love: The Story of Vladimir Mayakovsky and Lili Brik
I Love: The Story of Vladimir Mayakovsky and Lili Brik
The Roots of the Blues: An African Search
I went to Africa to find the roots of the blues. So Samuel Charters begins the extraordinary story of his research. But what began as a study of how the blues was handed down from African slaves to musicians of today via the slave ships, became something much more complex. For in Africa Samuel Charters discovered a music which was not just a part of the past but a very vital living part of African culture. The Roots of the Blues not only reveals …
Jazz: A History of the New York Scene
The Glasgow Edition of the Works and Correspondence of Adam Smith, Vol. 6: Correspondence (Second Edition)
Testifying in an International War Crimes Tribunal: The Experience of Witnesses in the Special Court for Sierra Leone
The research described in this article investigates the extent to which witnesses who testified in the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) report the experience as positive or negative. It also seeks to identify the factors that contribute to these evaluations. It reports the results of structured interviews conducted with 171 witnesses who testified in the SCSL. The finding that emerges most strongly is that the experience of testifying was po…
A Language of Song: Journeys in the Musical World of the African Diaspora
In that time Mansa Demba was the king of Nomi And Seneke Jambi was at Bakindi Ke.There were two wharves, one at Jufreh Tenda and the other at Albreda Tenda, and anyone who went there, to Youmi Mamsa, went to the king there, that is the king Mansa Demba, and to the woman king called Kodending.If they got hold of any slaves they took them to Mansa Demba and sold them to him.At this time Han Sunyetta was the leader of the world.He made another king …
Why Testify? Witnesses' Motivations for Giving Evidence in a War Crimes Tribunal in Sierra Leone
Although witnesses are indispensable to the operation and success of war crimes courts, little is known about their motivations for agreeing to testify. This article advances existing knowledge by drawing on findings from interviews conducted with 200 witnesses after they gave evidence in the Special Court for Sierra Leone. Participants were asked to describe their reasons for testifying. Content analysis was used to examine the variety and frequ…
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