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

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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Quinn, Frederick
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Berghahn Books, 2006.
Colección:Cameroon studies ; v. 6.
Temas:
Beti (African people) > Social conditions.
Beti (African people) > History.
Beti (Peuple d'Afrique) > Conditions sociales.
Beti (Peuple d'Afrique) > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Colonialism & Post-Colonialism.
Beti (African people)
Soziale Situation
Bati.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction Chapter 1. Traditional Beti Society; Chapter 2. Social Organization and the Sso Rite; Chapter 3. "In the Time of Major Dominik": The Beti and the Germans, 1887-1916; Chapter 4. The German Presence: Traders and Missionaries; Chapter 5. The Beti and the French; Chapter 6. Times of Expansion: The Inland Railroad, Cocoa Production, the Catholic Church; Chapter 7. The Beti from World War II to Independence Conclusion Appendix I: Traditional Beti Literature; Appendix II: Aspects of Traditional Beti Society, by Abbé Theodore Tsala ; Appendix III: English Translation of Appendix II Annex ; Abbia Stones, by Frederick Quinn ; Eight Beti Stones, by Frederick Quinn Bibliography; Index

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