Nsaw History and Social Categories
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2508651 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M D W Jeffreys (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1952 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 71-75 |
| Publication date | 1952-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Africa (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0001-9720 • E-ISSN: 1750-0184 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1157089 |
| OpenAlex | W2074816103 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 3 |
The account of the Nsɔ given by Dr. P. Kaberry in her article in Africa, October 1950, 'Land Tenure among the Nsaw of the British Cameroons', is incorrect in a number of points, especially in so far as Nsɔ history is concerned. As a former Senior District officer, Bamenda Division, British Cameroons, I visited every hamlet in the Nsɔ area, took down the history of each and mapped the area. I marked the tribal boundaries of the tribes contiguous to Nsɔ and took down their tribal histories. I have an English translation of Njoya's history of the Bamum. The Nsɔ, with the Bamum and Wiya (wrongly called by Dr. Kaberry Nsungli), left their common focus Rifum together. This is confirmed by the three narratives
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| Citations per year | 0.01 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1952 - 1952 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |