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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809279203321

Autore

Endeley Isaac N

Titolo

Virtual activism on Cameroon : the CamNet Files / / Issac N. Endeley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Langaa RPCIG, 2013

ISBN

9956-728-77-2

9956-728-19-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (198 p.)

Disciplina

320.96711

Soggetti

Internet and activism - Cameroon

Political activists - Cameroon

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Preface -- On Cameroon Politics In General -- On The Anglophone Problem -- On "Character" Vs "Institutions" --- On Political Violence -- On Freedom Of Expression In Cameroon -- On International Affairs -- On General Information about Cameroon.

Sommario/riassunto

During the 1990's, as the Internet in general and e-mail in particular grew in popularity as a means of communication, a number of Cameroonians residing in various parts of the world established a vibrant and lively electronic forum for the discussion of various issues related to their native land. The forum, known as Camnet, demonstrated that Cameroonians living abroad could actively participate in the political, economic and social processes taking place at home. This ability to remain actively English aged in the development of oneís nation through the Internet is what Endeley calls ìvirtual