Perspectives on the State:
From Political History to Ethnography in Cameroon.
Essays for Sally Chilver


First published in Paideuma 1995

Made available here with the kind permission of the Editor of Paideuma.
Editors' Introduction
Ian Fowler and David Zeitlyn
The Road To The Unitary State Of Cameroon 1959-1972
Bongfen Chem-Langhëë
Introduction
Conflicting Views
Futile and Confusing Initiative
The Nature of the Federation
Towards the Unitary System
The Referendum
Conclusion
Reunification And Political Opportunism In The Making Of Cameroon's Independence
Martin Z. Njeuma
Indirect Rule In Colonial And Post-Colonial Cameroon
Nantang Ben Jua
INDIRECT RULE IN COLONIAL AND POST-COLONIAL CAMEROON
Introduction
Indirect Rule in the Colonial State
Indirect rule in the post-colonial state
Conclusion
Chieftaincy In The Modern State: An Institution At The Crossroads Of Democratic Change
Cyprian F. Fisiy
Introduction
General characteristics and evolution of chieftaincy in the North-West Province
The chief as landlord and ruler.
Modern uses of land by the chiefs.
Chiefs facing the state.
Conclusion
Bafut Under Colonial Administration 1900-1949
Mathias L. Niba
Introduction
Setting
Indigenous Political Organisation
German Administration
British Administration
Impact of Colonial Administration
Gender And Accumulation In Nso'
Mitzi Goheen
Introduction
Colonialism to Nationalism: The Articulation of Dominance
The Recent Context: Gender and Accumulation
Marriage Strategies, Resistance and Stratification
Conclusion: Accumulation, Resistance and the Reproduction of Stratification
Structures Of Control And Power And The Implications For Social Change In A Western Grassfields Chiefdom
J.A. Mope Simo
Introduction
The Chiefdom of Bamunka
Social Control and Power Relations The Interaction between Gender, Patriarchy and Symbolism
Chieftainship and Social Change
'Nggwase' as a Mode of Domination and Stability in Society
New Dimensions of the Symbolic Power of Title-holding in Bamunka
Gizzards and male status
Conclusion
Merged Bibliography
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