{"product_id":"lela-in-bali-history-through-ceremony-in-cameroon-9781845452155","title":"Lela in Bali: History through Ceremony in","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eLela in Bali\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of an annual festival of eighteenth-century kingdoms in Northern Cameroon that was swept up in the migrations of marauding slave-raiders during the nineteenth century and carried south towards the coast. Lela was transformed first into a mounted durbar, like those of the Muslim states, before evolving in tandem with the German colonial project into a festival of arms. Reinterpreted by missionaries and post-colonial Cameroonians, Lela has become one of the most important of Cameroonian festivals and a crucial marker of identity within the state. Richard Fardon’s recuperation of two hundred years of history is an essential contribution not only to Cameroonian studies but also to the broader understanding of the evolution of African cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e“…this specialist-oriented volume is a rich contribution to the literature on this region. Notably it seems directed as much toward the ongoing historiographical conversation in Bali itself as it is toward external scholars.” ”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  ·  JASO Online\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e“…constitutes an outstanding contribution in the study of history outside the traditional perspective of recourse to narrative sources (whether these be oral or written).”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  ·  African Affairs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e“This amazing book…represents a model for scholars seeking to blend the tools of history writing and political\/ cultural anthropology; its value is applicable not only in Cameroon, but elsewhere.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  ·  International Journal for African Historical Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e“With the suspense of a detective novel, [this slim, richly detailed volume] proceeds in a series of comparisons…This charming book is an exacting exercise in comparison and historical reconstruction.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  ·  Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e“…an important contribution – not only to the local history of the Grasslands of Cameroon. It offers a better understanding of processes of transformation of rituals and asks important methodological questions, which should be of interest to anybody dealing with the history of early photography in Africa and visual anthropology. As to be expected from the “Cameroon Studies” series the volume is rounded up by a comprehensive bibliography and a very useful index.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  ·  Anthropos\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e“As in his previous works, Fardon does not make it easy for his readers to labour through his dense writing. However, it is absolutely worthwhile. This unconventional book contains a wealth of insights with far-reaching methodological consequences. It demonstrates how to recover history without even for a moment losing sight of the constructivity of the knowledge produced.”\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 \tMap and Figures\u003cbr\u003e \tPreface\u003cbr\u003e \tAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 1. Lela: Past Present, Present Past\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tLela in the Early Post-Colony Bali\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tNyonga: A Thumbnail History\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 2. Lela in 1908: The Photographic Record\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tLela and Voma in Bali\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Ethnologist and the Missionaries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tAnkermann and the Missionaries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tPhotographed: The Second Photographer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Texts and the Photographs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tAn Inventory of the Photographic Record of the 1908 Lela\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tConclusion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 3. Lela: The Texts, 1890s to 1960s\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Missionaries’ Version 1903 to 1913\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Ethnologist’s Version 1907 to 1908\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Soldier’s and Trader’s Versions 1889 to 1906\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tInterlude: The Bali Axis Unravels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Anthropologist and the Historian: A 1960s Version\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 4. Lela: Incorporation, Ascendancy and the Means of Violence\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Ba’ni before the Germans T\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\the Apogee of Germano–Bali Majesty: The 1905 Paramountcy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 5. Lela in the Grassfields and the ‘Graffi’ in Lela: Or, More is More\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Importance of Origins\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tMore is More\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tLela Adopted in the Grassfields\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tLela and Voma in the Bali kingdoms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 6. Lela Precedents: Beyond and Before the Grassfields\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t‘Spear Washing’ in the Benue Chamba\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tChiefdoms: Flags, Gowns and Horses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tAdamawan Elements in Lela: Death, Killing and Commemoration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 7. Fast forward: From Adamawa to Late Post-Colonial Cameroon \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eReferences\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tPublished References\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tUnpublished References\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042968666455,"sku":"9781845452155","price":89.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/lela-in-bali-history-through-ceremony-in-cameroon-9781845452155","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}