The Cameroon War

A History of French Neocolonialism in Africa

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

Av Thomas Deltombe, Manuel Domergue, Jacob Tatsitsa

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According to conventional wisdom, France's empire in sub- Saharan Africa ended peacefully. But this book tells a different story. The shocking violence of a secret war roiled Cameroon in the 1950s and '60s. A mass movement for self-determination had emerged under the leadership of the Union of the Peoples of Cameroon (UPC), and France responded with brutal repression. As in Algeria, French forces waged a bloody counterinsurgency campaign. They eventually eradicated the opposition and installed a client dictatorship in the capital, Yaoundé.With the world focused on the Algerian bloodbath, the conflict in Cameroon received little attention at the time. Its devastating aftermath - and tens of thousands of victims - were intentionally obscured by French authorities and their local collaborators. The Cameroon War uncovers this hidden history. It illuminates a forgotten struggle for decolonisation at the origin of neocolonial rule in Francophone Africa, a story that is still unfolding today.

Produktinformation

  • Utgivningsdatum2025-07-29
  • Mått140 x 210 x 12 mm
  • Vikt183 g
  • FormatHäftad
  • SpråkEngelska
  • SerieVerso's Southern Questions
  • Antal sidor192
  • FörlagVerso Books
  • ISBN9781788733762
  • ÖversättareBroder, David, Anderson, Grey