Petitioning for our Rights, Fighting for our Nation. The History of the Democratic Union of Cameroonian Women, 1949-1960: The History of the Democratic Union of Cameroonian Women, 1949-1960

Contents

iii Table of Contents Preface………………………………………………….. v Acknowledgements……………………………………... vii Abbreviations……………………………………………ix Chapter 1 Introduction Cameroonian Women and the Writing of Popular Nationalism…..1 Chapter 2 Ruben Um Nyobé and the Multi-Layered Origins of the UPC and UDEFEC………………………………………………..31 Chapter 3 UDEFEC’s Political Awakening………………………….. 47 Chapter 4 The Official Ban of the Nationalist Movement, and Reorganization in the Maquis……………………………………………….. 65 Chapter 5 City to Village: The Rejection of the Colonial Curse…………… 87 Chapter 6 Conclusion Towards a Nation of Outsiders…………………………….. 125 Bibliography…………………………………………….. 145 iv ...