Swedish ventures in Cameroon, 1883-1923 : trade and travel, people and politics : the memoir of Knut Knutson with supporting material /
In the 1880s two Swedes were living on the upper slopes of the Cameroon Mountain. One of them, Knutson, wrote a long memoir of his time in Cameroon (1883-1895). It gives fascinating insights into everyday life in pre-colonial Cameroon.
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Berghahn Books,
2002.
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| Series: | Cameroon studies ;
v. 4. |
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- Biographical notes on Knutson and Waldau ; The manuscript / Shirley Ardener
- Knutson's memoir : the Cameroon Mountains and the Biafran swamps
- Knutson and Waldau's contracts with the notables on the Cameroon Mountain ; Knutson's legal battles ; Waldau's last years in Cameroon / Shirley Ardener
- About the Ba-kwileh (Bakweri) people / G. Valdau
- Epitome of Waldau's A journey to the country north of the Cameroon Mountain / Edwin Ardener and E.M. Chilver
- Sir Richard Burton's visit to Mapanja, 1861-1862 (extracts)
- George Thompson's stay in Mapanja, 1871-1879 ; Stafan Sczolc-Rogozinski, 14.4.1861-1.12.96 / Shirley Ardener
- Hugo Zöller, journalist.
