02773nam 2200601 a 450 991045673530332120200520144314.01-283-19772-39956-715-00-X97866131977269956-715-12-39956-615-86-2(CKB)2550000000004299(EBL)1135090(OCoLC)830166047(SSID)ssj0000431837(PQKBManifestationID)11250654(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000431837(PQKBWorkID)10475497(PQKB)11572306(MiAaPQ)EBC1135090(OCoLC)503441790(MdBmJHUP)muse21748(PPN)187339724(Au-PeEL)EBL1135090(CaPaEBR)ebr10333836(EXLCZ)99255000000000429920091125d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAfrica's political wastelands[electronic resource] the bastardization of Cameroon /Emmanuel Fru DohMankon, Bamenda Langaa Research & Pub. CIGc20081 online resource (201 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9956-558-62-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-187).Preface -- Note to the reader -- Imperialism and postcolonial Africa in perspective -- Ahmadou Ahidjo, independence, and the hidden agenda -- Government and the status quo in Cameroon -- The Cameroonian people : an abused blessing -- Cameroonian resources and the exploitation of the masses -- Of uniformed officers and the state of anomy -- Towards a renaissance : what must be done -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Works cited.Africa?s Political Wastelands explores and confirms the fact that because of irresponsible, corrupt, selfish, and unpatriotic kleptocrats parading as leaders, the ultimate breakdown of order has become the norm in African nations, especially those south of the Sahara. The result is the virtual annihilation of once thriving and proud nations along with the citizenry who are transformed into wretches, vagrants, and in the extreme, refugees. Doh uses Cameroon as an exemplary microcosm to make this point while still holding imperialist ambitions largely responsible for the status quo in Africa. UlCameroonPolitics and governmentCameroonHistoryElectronic books.967.1104Doh Emmanuel Fru876212MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456735303321Africa's political wastelands2160538UNINA03884nam 2200577 450 991046618260332120200520144314.01-5017-0803-11-5017-0804-X10.7591/9781501708046(CKB)3710000001145911(MiAaPQ)EBC4843517(StDuBDS)EDZ0001721081(OCoLC)957339772(MdBmJHUP)muse57152(DE-B1597)492929(DE-B1597)9781501708046(Au-PeEL)EBL4843517(CaPaEBR)ebr11382420(CaONFJC)MIL1005479(EXLCZ)99371000000114591120170525h20172017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierWho should rule at home? confronting the elite in British New York City /Joyce D. GoodfriendIthaca, New York ;London, [England] :Cornell University Press,2017.©20171 online resource (296 pages) illustrations, map, photographsPreviously issued in print: 2017.0-8014-5127-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: The Pan-ethnic Elite and the Problem of Cultural Authority -- Part One: The Indigestible Dutch -- 1. The Crystallization of an Anti-Dutch Narrative -- 2. From Nation to Linguistic Community -- Part Two: Pious Commoners -- 3. George Whitefield Awakens New York City -- 4. Becoming Religious Consumers -- Part Three: Defiant Dependents -- 5. "Master of the House"? -- 6. Attached to the Household -- 7. Sabotaging the Civilizers -- Conclusion: Tipping the Cultural Scales -- Notes -- IndexIn Who Should Rule at Home? Joyce D. Goodfriend argues that the high-ranking gentlemen who figure so prominently in most accounts of New York City's evolution from 1664, when the English captured the small Dutch outpost of New Amsterdam, to the eve of American independence in 1776 were far from invincible and that the degree of cultural power they held has been exaggerated. The urban elite experienced challenges to its cultural authority at different times, from different groups, and in a variety of settings. Goodfriend illuminates the conflicts that pitted the privileged few against the socially anonymous many who mobilized their modest resources to creatively resist domination. Critics of orthodox religious practice took to heart the message of spiritual rebirth brought to New York City by the famed evangelist George Whitefield and were empowered to make independent religious choices. Wives deserted husbands and took charge of their own futures. Indentured servants complained or simply ran away. Enslaved women and men carved out spaces where they could control their own lives and salvage their dignity. Impoverished individuals, including prostitutes, chose not to bow to the dictates of the elite, even though it meant being cut off from the sources of charity. Among those who confronted the elite were descendants of the early Dutch settlers; by clinging to their native language and traditional faith they preserved a crucial sense of autonomy.BritishNew York (State)New YorkHistory18th centurySocial classesNew York (State)New YorkHistory18th centuryNew York (N.Y.)Social conditions18th centuryElectronic books.BritishHistorySocial classesHistory974.7/02Goodfriend Joyce D.965664MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910466182603321Who should rule at home2444509UNINA