Post-colonial Cameroon : politics, economy, and society / edited by Joseph Takougang and Julius A. Amin ; foreword by John M. Mbaku.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.

Takougang, Joseph, editor, author.

Amin, Julius A., editor, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cameroon--Politics and government--1960-.

Cameroon.

Politics and government.

Cameroon--Social conditions--1960-.

Social conditions.

Cameroon--Economic conditions--1960-.

Economic conditions.

Economic history.

Physical Description:

xxxv, 436 pages : illustratons ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2018].

Contents:

Foreword / John M. Mbaku

Introduction: fifty-eight years of independence and counting / Joseph Takougang and Julius A. Amin

Section 1: Politics

The state, politics, and the struggle for democracy in Cameroon / Moses K. Tesi

The roots of stability and instability in Cameroon / Augustine E. Ayuk

The right to self-determination in the African Charter: a critique of the African Commission's jurisprudence in Kevin Gumne et al. v. Cameroun / Carlson Anyangwe

Resistance and the nationalist pathos: southern Cameroon's exiles write back / Fonkem Achankeng I

Section2: Economy

The demise of the coffee industry in the north west region of Cameroon / Emmanuel E. Kengo

What has changed? A historical appraisal of legal and institutional frameworks for environmental management in Cameroon / Lotsmart Fonjong

Section 3: Society and culture

Changes in female roles in Cameroon: towards the end of "social juniors?" / Honore Mimche, Achille Pinghane Yonta, and Nobert Lengha Tohnain

Representations of the figure of femininity among the Bamileke, Bassa, and Duala cultures of Cameroon / Jeannette Wogaing, Rose Mireille Nnanga, and Rose Angeline Abissi

Dynamics of religious modernity in Cameroonian cities / Honore Mimche and Christian Bios Nelem

The "Cameroonization" of education: a decolonial analysis of content and language issues, 1960-2015 / Roland N. Ndille

Section 4: International relations

Cameroon's foreign policy and inter-African relations in the post-Ahidjo era / Peter A. Ngwafu

Cameroon and China: the paradox of Beijing's "win-win-gain" pronouncements / Julius A. Amin

Foreign volunteer organizations in Cameroon: the case of the United States Peace Corps / Julius A. Amin

Section 5: Migration

Cameroonians on the move: searching for promised lands / Joseph Takougang

The concept of homeland: the choice of burial place for Cameroonian immigrants in America / Zacharia N. Nchinda

Return youth migrants in Cameroon: understanding the other side of bushfalling, 1990-2015 / Walter Gam Nkwi

Conclusion: the endless protest / Julius A. Amin and Joseph Takougang.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Post-colonial Cameroon

ISBN:

9781498564632

1498564631

OCLC:

1027808253