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The history of the subalterns, also known as the history of the voiceless, took currency in the early 1980s in South East Asia and has been dominated by scholars from that region. Despite its popularity, the history of the voiceless has not gained the attention it deserves in Cameroon historiography. In other parts of Africa and beyond this type of history has already taken root and animated scholarly production and debate. Cameroon history has been replete with studies that focus mostly on political history and the actions and intentions of top politicians of the day, with scant regard for the historical importance of the everyday life of ordinary Cameroonians as makers and breakers. This book takes a bold step in the direction of subaltern studies in Cameroon, and makes a clarion call for the institutionalization of voicing the voiceless. Nkwi - innovative and stimulating in his blend of history and ethnography of the everyday - offers fresh insights into the contextual understandings of subaltern Cameroon between 1958 and 2009. This is a welcome contribution to closing gaps in social history, from a leader amongst a budding new generation of historians of Cameroon and Africa.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title Page
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  1. Copyright Page
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  1. Content
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  1. Acknowledgements
  2. p. ix
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  1. Chapter One. Introduction
  2. pp. 1-14
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  1. Chapter Two. The Anlu Factor and the 1959 Elections in the British Southern Cameroons
  2. pp. 15-38
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  1. Chapter Three. Folk-songs and History among the Kom of Northwest Cameroon
  2. pp. 39-59
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  1. Chapter Four. Boundary Conflicts in Africa:The Case of Bambili and Babanki Tungoh of Northwest Cameroon, c.1955-1998
  2. pp. 61-91
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  1. Chapter Five. Elites, Ethno-regional Competition in Cameroon, 1991-1997: The Case of South West Elites Association (SWELA)
  2. pp. 93-117
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  1. Chapter Six. “The Voice of the Voiceless”: Telephone and Telephone Operators in Anglophone Cameroon
  2. pp. 119-136
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  1. Chapter Seven. The Dilemma of Civil Society in Cameroon since 1990: Which Way Forward?
  2. pp. 137-149
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  1. Chapter Eight. Football and the Politics of Belonging in Contemporary Cameroon, C.1979-2004: A Historical Meditation
  2. pp. 151-173
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  1. Bibliography
  2. pp. 175-189
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  1. Back Cover
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