African Crossroads: Intersections between History and Anthropology in Cameroon

Published by Berghahn Books 1996

African Crossroads

Intersections between History and Anthropology in Cameroon

Edited by: Ian Fowler and David Zeitlyn

Volume 2 in the series Cameroon Studies

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781782388784

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About this book

Cameroon is characterized by an extraordinary geographical, cultural, and linguistic diversity. This collection of essays by eminent historians and anthropologists summarizes three generations of research in Cameroon that began with the collaboration of Phyllis Kaberry and E. M. Chilver soon after the Second World War and continues to this day. The idea for this book arose from a concern to recognize the continuing influence of E. M. Chilver on a wide variety of social, historical, political and economic studies. The result is a volume with a broad historical scope yet one that also focuses on major contemporary theoretical issues such as the meaning and construction of ethnic identities and the anthropological study of historical processes.

For more information on this title and related publications, go to
http://lucy.ukc.ac.uk/Chilver/index.html

Author / Editor information

Ian Fowler, School of Social Science, Oxford Brookes University and Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford

David Zeitlyn, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology, Eliot College, University of Kent

Ian Fowler, School of Social Science, Oxford Brookes University and Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
TABLE OF CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	vi
List of Figures Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	viii
Foreword. The Catalyst: Chilver at the Crossroads Shirley Ardener Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Preface Ian Fowler and David Zeitlyn Publicly Available Download PDF	xvii
Introduction: The Grassfields and the Tikar Ian Fowler and David Zeitlyn Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. The Person, Ethnicity and the Problem of ‘Identity’ in West Africa Richard Fardon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	17
2. Political Relations on the Eastern Marches of Adamawa in the Late Nineteenth Century: A Problem of Interpretation Philip Burnham Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	45
3. Mythic Transformation and Historical Continuity: the Duala of Cameroon and German Colonialism, 1884–1914 Ralph A. Austen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	63
4. Imperialisms at the Century’s End: Moghamo Relations with Bali-Nyonga and Germany, 1889–1908 Robert O’Neil Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	81
5. Nso’ Military Organisation and Warfare in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Verkijika G. Fanso and Bongfen Chem-Langhêê Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	101
6. Rebellion, Defection and the Position of Male Cadets: a Neglected Category Jean-Pierre Warnier Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	115
7. Catholicism & Nso’ Traditional Beliefs Joseph Lukong Banadzem Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	125
8. Pursue to Attain: a Royal Religion Claude Tardits Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	141
9. Political Dress: German-Style Military Attire and Colonial Politics in Bamum Christraud M. Geary Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	165
Notes on Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	193
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	195

Language: English
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 250
Keywords: Anthropology (General); Colonial History

eBook

Published: July 1, 1996
ISBN: 9781782388784