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In Search of Salt
Frederick Quinn
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Description for In Search of Salt
Hardback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 426.
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.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Condition
New
Number of Pages
186
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845450069
SKU
V9781845450069
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Ref
99-15
About Frederick Quinn
An American diplomat, who was posted in Cameroon for several years, Frederick Quinn (1935-2022) held higher academic degrees in history and African Studies and published widely on Africa. His Democracy at Dawn: Notes from Poland and Points East was named a TLS International Book of the Year.
Reviews for In Search of Salt
“The first quality that captivates the reader of this unusual book on a segmentary society in confrontation with colonial modernity is the particularly meticulous identification of the sources…it…opens access to the life and words of prominent and brilliant Beti men who struggled, in their own day, with their own questions and answers.” · Journal of African History