Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- List of tables and maps -- List of abbreviations -- Chapter 1. A historical introduction -- Chapter 2. Some aspects of the economic history of Sierra Leone -- Chapter 3. The produce trade -- Chapter 4. The rice trade -- Chapter 5. The general merchandise trade -- Chapter 6. Lorry and launch transport -- Chapter 7. The gold mining industry -- Chapter 8. The diamond mining industry -- Chapter 9. The diamond trade -- Chapter 10. Miscellaneous activities -- Chapter 11. The Lebanese entrepreneur -- Chapter 12. Social aspects of the Lebanese community: internal -- Chapter 13: Social aspects of the Lebanese community: external -- Chapter 14. Political aspects I: before 1951 -- Chapter 15. Political aspects II: the decolonization period -- Chapter 16. Political aspects III: after independence -- Chapter 17. Diplomatic protection from abroad -- Chapter 18. Concluding observations -- Notes -- Selected bibliography -- Index