In Search of Salt

Changes in Beti (Cameroon) Society, 1880-1960
1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-1-84545-006-9
Verlag: Berghahn Books

Buch, Englisch, Band 6, 186 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 437 g

Reihe: Cameroon Studies

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Quinn, Frederick

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kolonialgeschichte, Geschichte des Imperialismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Kolonialismus, Imperialismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Quinn, Frederick
An American diplomat, who was posted in Cameroon for several years, Frederick Quinn holds higher academic degrees in history and African Studies and has published widely on Africa. His Democracy at Dawn: Notes from Poland and Points East was named a TLS International Book of the Year.