Africa's political wastelands : the bastardization of Cameroon / Emmanuel Fru Doh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Doh, Emmanuel Fru.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cameroon--Politics and government.

Cameroon.

Cameroon--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (201 p.)

Place of Publication:

Mankon, Bamenda : Langaa Research & Pub. CIG, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Africa?s Political Wastelands explores and confirms the fact that because of irresponsible, corrupt, selfish, and unpatriotic kleptocrats parading as leaders, the ultimate breakdown of order has become the norm in African nations, especially those south of the Sahara. The result is the virtual annihilation of once thriving and proud nations along with the citizenry who are transformed into wretches, vagrants, and in the extreme, refugees. Doh uses Cameroon as an exemplary microcosm to make this point while still holding imperialist ambitions largely responsible for the status quo in Africa. Ul

Contents:

Preface

Note to the reader

Imperialism and postcolonial Africa in perspective

Ahmadou Ahidjo, independence, and the hidden agenda

Government and the status quo in Cameroon

The Cameroonian people : an abused blessing

Cameroonian resources and the exploitation of the masses

Of uniformed officers and the state of anomy

Towards a renaissance : what must be done

Conclusion

Notes

Works cited.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-187).

ISBN:

9786613197726

9781283197724

1283197723

9789956715008

995671500X

9789956715121

9956715123

9789956615865

9956615862

OCLC:

830166047