Boundaries & history in Africa : issues in conventional boundaries and ideological frontiers / / edited by Daniel Abwa [and three others]

• Pubblicazione: Cameroon : , : Langaa Research & Publishing CIG, , 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (658 p.)
• Disciplina: 907.2096
• Soggetto topico: Boundaries
• Soggetto geografico: Africa History
• Altri autori: AbwaDaniel
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- The man : Professor Verkijika G. Fanso -- Conventional boundaries of states and polities -- Frontiers in academic disciplines, politics and cultures.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book compromises 26 well-researched essays in honour of Professor Verkijika G. Fanso, who retired in 2011 after over 36 years of distinguished service at universities in Cameroon. Contributors include colleagues, former students and close collaborators in Cameroon and beyond. Contributions cover a wide range of issues related to the contested histories, politics and practices of boundaries and frontiers in Africa. These are themes on which Fanso has researched, published and taught extensively, and earned international recognition as a leading scholar. The book explores, inter alia, indigenous and endogenous practices of boundary making in Africa; as well as colonial and contemporary traditions, practices and conflicts on and around frontiers. In particular focus, are disputed colonial boundaries between Cameroon and its neighbours. Issues of intra- and inter-disciplinary frontiers, politics and cultures are also addressed. The volume is crowned by a farewell valedictory lecture by Fanso. Like Fanso and his rich repertoire of publications, this bumper harvest of essays is without doubt, truly immortalising.
• Altri titoli varianti: Boundaries and History in Africa
• Titolo autorizzato: Boundaries & history in Africa
• ISBN: 9956-791-02-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910787649703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II