In search of personal mobility
Changing interpersonal relations in two Bamileke chiefdoms, Cameroon
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2511233 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jan H B Den Ouden |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 3-27 |
| Publication date | 1987-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Africa (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0001-9720 • E-ISSN: 1750-0184 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1160180 |
| OpenAlex | W2160518547 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 19 |
Opening ParagraphIn this article I discuss the incorporation of the people of two Bamileke chiefdoms into wider economic and political systems. In doing this I will concentrate on the interactions and strategies of individuals. A number of issues will concern us: the types of relations of dependency within the chiefdoms and the possibilities for manipulating them to further individual economic, political and social mobility; the effects of the commercialisation of agriculture during both colonial and post-colonial periods; the opening up of areas outside the chiefdoms for trade and migration; the erosion of the chiefdom structure and its consequences for interpersonal relations and the possibilities for furthering individual and family interests. I will approach these problems mainly from the point of view of the changing patterns of authority and power relations
Chiefdom · Colonialism · Interpersonal communication · Interpersonal relationship · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Social science · Sociology · African history and culture studies · Law · Migration, Identity, and Health · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
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In search of personal mobility
| Unique citing works | 14 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,36 |
| Citation span | 1987 - 2024 (38) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |