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In Search of Salt: Changes in Beti (Cameroon) Society, 1880-1960

In Search of Salt: Changes in Beti (Cameroon) Society, 1880-1960 Hardback - 2006

by Frederick Quinn

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  • Title In Search of Salt: Changes in Beti (Cameroon) Society, 1880-1960
  • Author Frederick Quinn
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition illustrated edit
  • Condition New
  • Pages 186
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Berghahn Books, New York
  • Date 2006-08-01
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Maps
  • Bookseller's Inventory # A9781845450069
  • ISBN 9781845450069 / 184545006X
  • Weight 0.94 lbs (0.43 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.5 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 1.27 cm)
  • Themes
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
    • Interdisciplinary Studies: African
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006042749
  • Dewey Decimal Code 305.896

From the publisher

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.

First line

For the Beti, the earliest recollections of their history begin with the flight across the Sanaga River, the main body of water traversing Beti lands.

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Citations

  • Reference and Research Bk News, 11/01/2006, Page 61

About the author

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.