| Cameroon Grassfields Civilization Contributor(s): Warnier, Jean-Pierre (Author) |
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ISBN: 9956727903 ISBN-13: 9789956727902 Publisher: Langaa RPCID OUR PRICE: $42.85 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - History | Africa - Central |
| Dewey: 967.11 |
| Physical Information: 0.35" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (0.60 lbs) 164 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Central Africa |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book brings and blends together a dozen scholarly articles published by the author since the 1970s. It sketches two different yet related stories: first, that of one of the most ancient and prestigious African civilizations, the antiquity and sophistication of which are becoming more and more prominent as field research unfolds their many facets. Second, the story of the researcher himself, who has had to alter and shift his approach to that civilization as he got to meet Grassfielders, colleagues, friends and scholars who changed his views about the Grassfields kingdoms and their people. This book bears witness to those many encounters. Historical and anthropological research is not only a question of relevant theories and methodologies. It is also a human endeavour made of networks and friendships. |