In Search of Salt

Changes in Beti (Cameroon) Society, 1880-1960

Inbunden, Engelska, 2006

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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.

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Utgivningsdatum2006-08-01
Mått152 x 229 x 15 mm
Vikt431 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieCameroon Studies
Antal sidor186
FörlagBerghahn Books
ISBN9781845450069

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IntroductionChapter 1. Traditional Beti SocietyChapter 2. Social Organization and the Sso RiteChapter 3. “In the Time of Major Dominik”: The Beti and the Germans, 1887–1916Chapter 4. The German Presence: Traders and MissionariesChapter 5. The Beti and the FrenchChapter 6. Times of Expansion: The Inland Railroad, Cocoa Production, the Catholic ChurchChapter 7. The Beti from World War II to IndependenceConclusionAppendix I: Traditional Beti LiteratureAppendix II: Aspects of Traditional Beti Society, by Abbé Theodore TsalaAppendix III: English Translation of Appendix IIAnnexAbbia Stones, by Frederick QuinnEight Beti Stones, by Frederick QuinnBibliographyIndex