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The Cameroon war : a history of French neocolonialism in Africa / by Thomas Deltombe, Jacob Tatsitsa and Manuel Domergue ; translated by David Broder.
Van Pelt Library DT573.5.F8 D4513 2025
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Deltombe, Thomas, Author.
- Tatsitsa, Jacob, author.
- Domergue, Manuel, 1981- author.
- Series:
- Southern questions
- Standardized Title:
- Guerre du Cameroun. English http://id.loc.gov/resources/hubs/43b972a0-3346-0064-2849-5606550e812e
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- National liberation movements--Cameroon.
- National liberation movements.
- Insurgency--Cameroon--History--20th century.
- Insurgency.
- Decolonization--Cameroon--History.
- Decolonization.
- Cameroon--History--Autonomy and independence movements.
- Cameroon.
- Cameroon--Relations--France--History.
- France--Relations--Cameroon--History.
- France.
- Cameroon--Politics and government--20th century.
- France--Politics and government--20th century.
- France--Colonies--Africa--Administration.
- Decolonization--History.
- Insurgency--History.
- Genre:
- Translations
- Physical Description:
- 184 pages : maps ; 21 cm.
- Edition:
- First edition paperback.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Verso Books, 2025.
- Summary:
- "According to conventional wisdom, France's empire in sub-Saharan Africa ended peacefully. But this book tells a different story. The shocking violence of a secret war roiled Cameroon in the 1950s and '60s. A mass movement for self-determination had emerged under the leadership of the Union of the Peoples of Cameroon (UPC), and France lashed out in acts of brutal repression. Just as they had in Algeria, French forces waged a bloody and pitiless counterinsurgency campaign. They eventually eradicated the opposition and installed a client dictatorship in the capital, Yaoundé"-- provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Preludes : the unsolvable colonial equation
- The confrontation takes shape (1948-54)
- 'A smaller version of Algeria' (1955-58)
- Stolen independence (1959-60)
- Total war (1960-61)
- Administering terror
- Epilogue : a stubborn past, an impatient future.
- Notes:
- "Originally published as La guerre du Cameroun. L'invention de la Françafrique 1948-1971 <div>© Éditions La Découverte 2016"--Title page verso.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version Deltombe, Thomas Cameroon war
- ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 9781788733762
- 1788733762
- OCLC:
- 1506740767
- Publisher Number:
- CIPO000239202
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