Purchasing culture
Subtitle: the dissemination of associations in the Cross River region of Cameroon and Nigeria
By: Ute Röschenthaler
Publisher: Africa World Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Trenton NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 593
ISBN-13: 9781592218295; 9781592218301
Subjects: Social life and customs; Secret societies; Economic aspects; Cults
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A village in the Cross River region: ethnography, history and institutions; title: The polycentric landscape and the development of purchasable associations; title: Ekpe: from trading spheres to a network of associations; title: Cult agencies and temporary problem solving; title: Women's associations; title: Intra-village power relations, and the "children of Ekpe"; title: Purchase, intellectual property and the value of associations; title: Dissemination as strategy; title: Associations as investment: agency, performance and competition; title: Recent development of associations.