Post-Colonial Cameroon

Politics, Economy, and Society
Herausgeber: Takougang, Joseph; Amin, Julius A.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book by a diverse group of Cameroonian scholars, both at home and in the diaspora, presents multidisciplinary insights on some of the critical issues including political, economic, and sociocultural developments in post-colonial Cameroon.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 474
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Juni 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 831g
• ISBN-13: 9781498564632
• ISBN-10: 1498564631
• Artikelnr.: 51774392

Autorenporträt

Joseph Takougang is professor of African history at the University of Cincinnati. Julius A. Amin is professor of African history and alumni chair in humanities at the University of Dayton.

Inhaltsangabe

Section 1: Politics
Chapter 1: The State, Politics, and the Struggle for Democracy in Cameroon
Moses K. Tesi
Chapter 2: The Roots of Stability and Instability in Cameroon
Augustine E. Ayuk
Chapter 3: The Right to Self-determination in the African Charter: A
Critique of the African Commission's Jurisprudence in Kevin Gumne et al v
Cameroun
Carlson Anyangwe
Chapter 4: Resistance and the Nationalist Pathos: Southern Cameroon's
Exiles Write Back
Fonkem Achankeng I
Section 2: Economy
Chapter 5: The Demise of the Coffee Industry in the North West Region of
Cameroon
Emmanuel E. Kengo
Chapter 6: What Has Changed? A Historical Appraisal of Legal and
Institutional Frameworks for Environmental Management in Cameroon
Lotsmart Fonjong
Section 3: Society and Culture
Chapter 7: Changes in Female Roles in Cameroon: Towards the end of "Social
Juniors?"
Honore Mimche, Achille Pinghane Yonta, and Nobert Lengha Tohnain
Chapter 8: Representations of the Figure of Femininity among the Bamileke,
Bassa, and Duala Cultures of Cameroon
Jeannette Wogaing, Rose Mireille Nnanga and Rose Angeline Abissi
Chapter 9: Dynamics of Religious Modernity in Cameroonian Cities
Honore Mimche and Christian Bios Nelem
Chapter 10: The "Cameroonization" of Education: A Decolonial Analysis of
Content and Language Issues, 1960-2015
Roland N. Ndille
Section 4: International Relations
Chapter 11: Cameroon's Foreign Policy and Inter-African Relations in the
Post-Ahidjo Era
Peter A. Ngwafu
Chapter 12: Cameroon and China: The Paradox of Beijing's "Win-Win-Gain"
Pronouncements
Julius A. Amin
Chapter 13: Foreign Volunteer Organizations in Cameroon: The Case of the
United States Peace Corps
Julius A. Amin
Section 5: Migration
Chapter 14: Cameroonians on the Move: Searching for Promised Lands
Joseph Takougang
Chapter 15: The Concept of Homeland: The Choice of Burial Place for
Cameroonian
Immigrants in America
Zacharia N. Nchinda
Chapter 16: Return Youth Migrants in Cameroon: Understanding the Other Side
of Bushfalling, 1990-2015
Walter Gam Nkwi
Conclusion: The Endless Protest
Julius A. Amin and Joseph Takougang