In search of salt : changes in Beti (Cameroon) society, 1880-1960 / Frederick Quinn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Quinn, Frederick, author.

Series:

Cameroon studies ; Volume 6.

Cameroon studies ; Volume 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Beti (African people)--Social conditions.

Beti (African people).

Beti (African people)--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, [New York] ; Oxford, [England] : Berghahn Books, 2006.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Relatively recent Bantu-speaking migrants to central Cameroon, the Beti have had an eventful history. Based on extensive interviews and traditional Beti (Fang) poetry, in addition to German and French archival sources, the author of this readable study recreates the social structure of the Beti and their self-perceptions in pre-colonial times, their disruptive encounters with first German (1880-1918) and then French (1918-1960) colonialism, until Cameroon’s independence.

Contents:

IN SEARCH OF SALT; Contents; Introduction; CHAPTER 1. Traditional Beti Society; CHAPTER 2. Social Organization and the Sso Rite; CHAPTER 3. "In the Time of Major Dominik"; CHAPTER 4. The German Presence; CHAPTER 5. The Beti and the French; CHAPTER 6. Times of Expansion; CHAPTER 7. The Beti from World War II to Independence; Conclusion; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781845450069

184545006X

9781782388845

1782388842