ISBN:
9789956579310
,
9956579319
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (vii, 185 p.)
,
ill.
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Society and change in Bali Nyonga
DDC:
303.4
Keywords:
Social change Cameroon
;
Bali Nyonga
;
Social change
;
Social change
;
Social conditions
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; General
;
Bali Nyonga (Cameroon) Social conditions
;
Cameroon
;
Bali Nyonga
;
Bali Nyonga (Cameroon) Social conditions
;
Cameroon ; Bali Nyonga
;
Electronic books
;
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Aufsatzsammlung
Abstract:
Contemporary Bali Nyonga is a rapidly growing town of over 80,000 in habitants, sixteen kilometres southwest of Bamenda, the capital of the North West region, Cameroon. If Cameroon has been aptly referred to in many circles as Africa in miniature, then Bali Nyonga, since its founding in the mid 19th century is emblematic of this so-called ìmulticulturalî region. This book is about change in Bali Nyonga, but it is also about change in a typical postcolonial African setting grappling with a challenging new world reality. It aims to provide cutting-edge analyses of cultural change in Bali as well as inspire a new kind of scholarship in the Cameroon Grasslands ñ championed by indigenous intellectuals. The contributors to this volume come from diverse academic backgrounds and as will be evident in the various chapters, their disciplinary perspectives have largely shaped their approaches to the topics under study. Hence, this book draws on anthropological, theological, literary and media studies perspective
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 170-180). - Description based on print version record
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