{"product_id":"in-search-of-salt-changes-in-beti-cameroon-society-1880-1960-9781845450069","title":"In Search of Salt: Changes in Beti (Cameroon)","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tRelatively 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e“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.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  ·  Journal of African History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1. \u003c\/strong\u003eTraditional Beti Society\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2. \u003c\/strong\u003eSocial Organization and the \u003cem\u003eSso\u003c\/em\u003e Rite\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3. \u003c\/strong\u003e“In the Time of Major Dominik”: The Beti and the Germans, 1887–1916\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe German Presence: Traders and Missionaries\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Beti and the French\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6. \u003c\/strong\u003eTimes of Expansion: The Inland Railroad, Cocoa Production, the Catholic Church\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Beti from World War II to Independence\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eConclusion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eAppendix I:\u003c\/strong\u003e Traditional Beti Literature\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eAppendix II: \u003c\/strong\u003eAspects of Traditional Beti Society, by \u003cem\u003eAbbé Theodore Tsala\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eAppendix III:\u003c\/strong\u003e English Translation of Appendix II\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eAnnex\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \tAbbia Stones, \u003cem\u003eby\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eFrederick Quinn\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \tEight Beti Stones, \u003cem\u003eby Frederick Quinn\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042961162583,"sku":"9781845450069","price":89.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781845450069.jpg?v=1750956416","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/in-search-of-salt-changes-in-beti-cameroon-society-1880-1960-9781845450069","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}