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Political Philosophies and Nation-Building in Cameroon : Grounds for Remaking the Postcolony.

This is a comprehensive text on the function of thought in the history and political sociology of Cameroon. The book brings out how the "hidden hand of history" fashions a political thought which, in turn, creates its own history. Instead of Cameroonians making history, history makes Camer...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Andrew, Aseh
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Langaa RPCIG, 2016.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Corrigendum; Definitions of Concepts; Chapter One
  • The Fault Starts at Birthing a Nation facing a Historical Challenge; Chapter Two
  • Um Nyobe's Political Philosophy within the UPC National Liberation Struggle; The Foundation of Um Nyobe's Revolutionary Political Philosophy; Um Nyobe's Political Programme; Um Nyobe's Economic Programme; Chapter Three
  • Ahmadou Ahidjo's Political Ideas for Nation-Building; The Origins of Ahidjoism in Cameroon; Ahmadou Ahidjo's Political Programme.
  • The Foundation Philosophy of Ahmadou Ahidjo's Economic ProgrammeAhmadou Ahidjo's Social Programme; Ahidjo's Cultural Programme; Ahmadou Ahidjo's Strategy for Nation-Building; Chapter Four
  • Paul Biya's New Deal Political Philosophy for Nation-Building; Paul Biya's New Deal Philosophy as a Neo-Ahidjoism; The Euphoric Fad of the New Deal Herald; The New Deal Political Programme; The New Deal Economic Programme; The New Deal Social Programme; The New Deal Cultural Programme; The New Deal Strategy; Chapter Five
  • The lethargy of a Post-colonial Political Experiment.
  • Evaluating the Political Philosophies of the Three Principal Political ActorsBackground to Imposed Dependence; International Institutions as Tools of Exploitation and Domination; Internal Factors; Chapter Six
  • The Pitfalls that thwarted the configuration of a nation in Cameroon; The emergence of an Ideological state apparatus in lieu of a nation; Conclusion; Bibliography; Back cover.