Research Catalog
In search of salt : changes in Beti (Cameroon) society, 1880-1960
- Title
- In search of salt : changes in Beti (Cameroon) society, 1880-1960 / Frederick Quinn.
- Author
- Quinn, Frederick.
- Publication
- New York : Berghahn Books, 2006.
Items in the Library & Off-site
Filter by
1 Item
| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | DT571.B47 Q56 2006 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- vii, 175 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "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."--BOOK JACKET.
- Series Statement
- Cameroon studies ; v. 6
- Uniform Title
- Cameroon studies ; v. 6.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-173) and index.
- Contents
- 1. Traditional Beti society -- 2. Social organization and the Sso rite -- 3. "In the time of major dominik" : the Beti and the Germans, 1887-1916 -- 4. The German presence : traders and missionaries -- 5. The Beti and the French -- 6. Times of expansion : the inland railroad, Cocoa production, the Catholic church -- 7. The Beti from World War II to independence -- App. A. Traditional Beti literature -- App. B. Aspects of traditional Beti society, by Abbe Theodore Tsala -- App. C. English translation of appendix B -- Annex. Abbia stones / Frederick Quinn -- Annex. Eight Beti stones / Frederick Quinn.
- ISBN
- 184545006X (acid-free paper)
- 9781845450069
- LCCN
- 2006042749
- OCLC
- ocm64592226
- SCSB-5319135
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries