African Crossroads: Intersections Between History and Anthropology in Cameroon (Cameroon Studies Vol 2) [Hardcover]

Ian Fowler (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1996 | Series: Cameroon Studies Vol 2

Cameroon is characterized by an extraordinary geographical, cultural, and linguistic diversity. This collection of essays by eminent historians and anthropologists summarizes three generations of research in Cameroon; the result is a volume with a broad historical scope yet one that also focuses on major contemporary theoretical issues such as the meaning and construction of ethnic identities and anthropological study of historical processes.

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"... it is worth saluting Berghahn, the publisher that produces the Cameroon Studies series. This undertaking, which now runs to five volumes (with more on the way) is a wonderful resource for English-speaking students of Cameroonian history. Not only are these books well produced with plentiful illustrations, but they are also reasonably priced. They will form some of the canonical texts for Camerooon studies for years to come, and Cameroonists are very lucky to have such a supportive publisher... Cameroonists now have a whole group of newly available primary sources, elegantly set in context and ready for interpretation." African Affairs

About the Author

Ian Fowler, School of Social Science, Oxford Brookes University and Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford David Zeitlyn, Department of Sociology and SocialAnthropology, Eliot College, University of Kent

Product Details

• Hardcover: 250 pages
• Publisher: Berghahn Books; illustrated edition edition (June 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1571818596
• ISBN-13: 978-1571818591
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,852,148 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #66 in Books > History > Africa > Cameroon

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Small, Complicated Country, December 28, 2003

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This review is from: African Crossroads: Intersections Between History and Anthropology in Cameroon (Cameroon Studies) (Paperback)

Cameroon is a small country in Africa. yet its numerous types of diversity, in languages and ethnic groups, is Africa writ small. Added to this melange is the interaction (a euphemism for occupation) by three European empires, German, French and British. Mix all these up and one gets an amazingly complex narrative for such a compact region.

The book is a collection of monographs by scholars of the country; who call themselves Cameroonists, by the way. Some chapters are a straightforward description of historial periods. Others touch on more involved issues of ethnic identity amongst the various peoples. Gives you depth of understanding about a country that is often cursorily described in most encyclopedias. Yet which has about as many people as, say, Belgium or Switzerland.