Scribbles from the den : essays on politics and collective memory in Cameroon / by Dibussi Tande.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tande, Dibussi, 1968-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cameroonian literature (English).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (234 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Mankon, Bamenda : Langaa Research & Pub. CIG, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This collection consists of 49 insightful essays by leading Cameroonian blogger Dibussi Tande, which originally appeared on his award-winning blog Scribbles from the Den. These essays tackle some of the most pressing and complex issues facing Cameroon today such as the stalled democratization process, the perennial Anglophone problem, the crisis of higher education, the absence of the rule of law, the lack of leadership renewal, a stifled collective memory, and a continued inability to harness technology for purposes of national development, among others. Scribbles from the Den goes beyond the

Contents:

pt. 1. The anglophone file

pt. 2. Citizenship in the global village

pt. 3. Collective memory

pt. 4. The university in crisis

pt. 5. Presidential politics

pt. 6. Political pluralism

pt. 7. Profiles of courage

pt. 8. Law, justice & corruption

pt. 9. Random notes.

Notes:

"49 insightful essays ... which originally appeared on his award-winning blog Scribbles from the den"--P. [4] of cover.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786613198280

9781283198288

1283198282

9789956716418

9956716413

9789956716531

9956716537

9789956615193

9956615196

OCLC:

830165191