Nation of outlaws, state of violence nationalism, Grassfields tradition, and state building in Cameroon / Meredith Terretta.
| Author/creator | Terretta, Meredith |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, [2014] |
| Description | xiv, 367 pages : maps ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | New African histories New African histories series. ^A590193 |
| Contents | God, land, justice, and political sovereignty in Grassfields governance -- "Bamileke strangers" make the Mungo River Valley their home -- Troublesome, rebellious, outlawed : international politics and UPC nationalism in the Bamileke and Mungo regions -- Nationalists or traitors? : Bamileke chiefs and electoral politics in the year of loi-cadre -- The maquis at home, exile abroad : Grassfields warfare meets revolutionary Pan-Africanism -- "Here, God does not exist" : emergency law and the violence of state building -- Conclusion : "after the war, we stop counting the dead" : reconciliation and public confession. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2013030968 |
| ISBN | 9780821420690 (pb : alk. paper) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |