The 1961 Cameroon plebiscite [[electronic resource] ] : choice or betrayal / / John Percival ; edited by Lalage Neal

• Autore: Percival John
• Pubblicazione: Mankon, Bamenda, Cameroon, : Langaa Research & Pub. Common Initiative Group, c2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (158 pages)
• Disciplina: 328.2671109046
• Soggetto topico: Plebiscite - Cameroon - History
• Soggetto geografico: Cameroon Politics and government 1960-1982
• Altri autori: NealLalage
• Note generali: Includes appendix: The two alternatives.
• Nota di contenuto: Plebiscite -- Enlightenment -- Aghem -- Registration -- More enlightenment -- Revision -- Polling day -- Epilogue -- Appendix 1: The Two Alternatives.
• Sommario/riassunto: The United Nations-organised plebiscite on 11 February 1961 was one of the most significant events in the history of the southern and northern parts of the British-administered trust territory in Cameroon. John Percival was sent by the then Colonial Office as part of the team to oversee the process. This book captures the story of the plebiscite in all its dimensions and intricacies and celebrates the author's admiration for things African through a series of reminiscences of what life was like in the 1960's, both for the Africans themselves and for John Percival as a very young man. The complete...
• Titolo autorizzato: The 1961 Cameroon plebiscite
• ISBN: 1-283-19841-X; 9956-716-68-5; 9786613198419; 9956-716-80-4; 9956-615-79-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910791424603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II