Description
A History of Bali Nyonga
Fondi Ndifontah Nyamndi
In Search of Harmony traces the migration of Bali Nyonga, its transformation from a raiding band into a settled community in the Bamenda Grassfields, its development from a dispirited splinter of the broken Chamba alliance into a structured kingdom with solid institutions and a powerful monarch, its fateful encounter with the Europeans, and its transition into competitive national politics. It explores the complex and often conflicting web of relationships with its neighbours that have continued to impact its development. Students of Cameroon history and politics will find this volume useful, informative and challenging.
Contents
ONE / Gawolbe and the Chamba Migrations 1
TWO / Break-Up of the Chamba Alliance 15
THREE / The Emergence of Bali Nyonga 23
FOUR / Consolidation of the Fondom 37
FIVE / The First Europeans 55
SIX / Later Europeans 87
SEVEN / Assault on the Fondom 98
EIGHT / Bali Nyonga Since Independence 112
APPENDICES
Selected Bibliography 155
Index 157
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