Post-colonial Cameroon : politics, economy, and society / edited by Joseph Takougang and Julius A. Amin ; foreword by John M. Mbaku.

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Book
Language
English
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Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2018.
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1 online resource (473 pages)

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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Contents
  • Foreword / John M. Mbaku
  • Introduction: fifty-eight years of independence and counting / Joseph Takougang and Julius A. Amin
  • Section 1: Politics
  • The state, politics, and the struggle for democracy in Cameroon / Moses K. Tesi
  • The roots of stability and instability in Cameroon / Augustine E. Ayuk
  • 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
  • Resistance and the nationalist pathos: southern Cameroon's exiles write back / Fonkem Achankeng I
  • Section2: Economy
  • The demise of the coffee industry in the north west region of Cameroon / Emmanuel E. Kengo
  • What has changed? A historical appraisal of legal and institutional frameworks for environmental management in Cameroon / Lotsmart Fonjong
  • Section 3: Society and culture
  • Changes in female roles in Cameroon: towards the end of "social juniors?" / Honore Mimche, Achille Pinghane Yonta, and Nobert Lengha Tohnain
  • Representations of the figure of femininity among the Bamileke, Bassa, and Duala cultures of Cameroon / Jeannette Wogaing, Rose Mireille Nnanga, and Rose Angeline Abissi
  • Dynamics of religious modernity in Cameroonian cities / Honore Mimche and Christian Bios Nelem
  • The "Cameroonization" of education: a decolonial analysis of content and language issues, 1960-2015 / Roland N. Ndille
  • Section 4: International relations
  • Cameroon's foreign policy and inter-African relations in the post-Ahidjo era / Peter A. Ngwafu
  • Cameroon and China: the paradox of Beijing's "win-win-gain" pronouncements / Julius A. Amin
  • Foreign volunteer organizations in Cameroon: the case of the United States Peace Corps / Julius A. Amin
  • Section 5: Migration
  • Cameroonians on the move: searching for promised lands / Joseph Takougang
  • The concept of homeland: the choice of burial place for Cameroonian immigrants in America / Zacharia N. Nchinda
  • 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.
ISBN
1-4985-6464-X
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