Politics of Cultural Difference in Northern Cameroon (Hardcover)

by PHILIP BURNHAM (Author) "On 15 July 1991, there was an outbreak of violence in the town of Meiganga in north-central Cameroon..." (more)
Key Phrases: koobgal marriage, mortes campaign, clan fractions, Mbere Department, Central African Republic, Meiganga Arrondissement (more...)

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This study, based on research spanning 25 years, focuses on the shifting patterns of social assimilation and exclusion that have characterised the inter-ethnic relations of this region for almost two centuries. The analysis is brought right up to the 1990s when the decline of the Cameroon state, linked with World Bank structural adjustment policies as well as the growing importance of ethnic associations, NGOs and international bodies has had a major impact on ethnic conflicts and political mobilisation in the region. Engaging in current debates on the 'invention' of tradition, the deconstruction of ethnicity and the nature of the modern African state, this book makes a major contribution to the analysis of ethnic politics, and the risks and possibilities of democratisation, in Africa. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author
Douglas Burnham is Professor of Philosophy at Staffordshire University and author of An Introduction to Kant's Critique of Judgement (Edinburgh University Press, 2000). --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 210 pages
• Publisher: Smithsonian (April 17, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1560986948
• ISBN-13: 978-1560986942
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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