The Intestines of the State
Subtitle: Youth, Violence, and Belated Histories in the Cameroon Grassfields
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press; University of Chicago Press
Published: December 23, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780226026121
Subjects: Adolescents; Armed conflict; Children; Political oppression & persecution; 20th century; c 1700 to c 1800; c 1800 to c 1900; Cultural And Social Anthropology; West Africa - History; Social Science; Archaeology / Anthropology; Sociology; Cameroon; Africa - General; Anthropology - Cultural; Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - General; Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural; Africa - West; Political Freedom & Security - Human Rights; History; Oku (African people); Politics and government; Social life and customs
Description: Beginning his study with a political analysis of youth in the Cameroon Grassfields from the 18th century to the present Argenti pays special attention to the repeatedly violent revolts staged by young victims of political oppression. He then traces the influence of this in the present-day dance rituals of the Oku chiefdom.