Socrates in Cameroon : the life and works of Bernard Nsokika Fonlon / edited by Nalova Lyonga.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lyonga, Nalova.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fonlon, Bernard Nsokika, 1924-1986.

Fonlon, Bernard Nsokika.

Educators--Cameroon.

Educators.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bamenda, Cameroon : Langaa Research & Publishing CIG ; East Lansing, Mich. : Distributed in N. America by Michigan State University Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Bernard Nsokika Fonlon, 1924-1986, rose from humble origins to become one of Cameroonís most famous sons. He was a scholar, a poet, a politician, a philosopher, a man of action and a man of courage. He was never too busy to see someone who was troubled, never too tired to take up the case of the oppressed or the downtrodden. He was a man who could communicate, with style, in half a dozen world languages but who could also use Pidgin English if it meant putting his listeners at ease. He was a man who moved in opulent circles but who collected for himself not money but the hearts of those who go

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Content; BERNARD NSOKIKA FONLON 1924-1986; EDUCATION; QUALIFICATIONS; TEACHING CAREER; POSTS HELD; HONOURS; PUBLICATIONS; Acknowledgement; Introduction: Bernard Fonlon's Legacy; The Formative Years of Dr Bernard Nsokika Fonlon, 1924 to 1961; The Philosophical and Spiritual Dimensions of the Life of Professor Bernard Fonlon; Reflections on the Educational Writings of Bernard Fonlon; Bernard N. Fonlon and the Black Diaspora; Bernard Fonlon and Ireland; Dr Bernard Fonlon and Nso Tradition; Socrates in Cameroon: An Interview with Dr Bernard N. Fonlon

Presentation of the K.N.D.P. Memorandum of the 1st of August, 1964Hommage au Docteur Fonlon; Tribute to Doctor Fanion; Avis Concernant Docteur Fonlon; Professor Bernard Fonlon, Magister Magnus Fere Caelestis: A Citation of Respect; Reflections in the Churchyard of Kumbo Cathedral, 8 a.m. February 27, 1988; Back Cover

Notes:

Originally published: Yaounde : Tortoise Books, 1989.

ISBN:

9786613004802

9781283004800

1283004801

9789956579495

9956579491

9789956578474

9956578479

9789956578788

9956578789

OCLC:

743202266