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Purchasing culture : the dissemination of associations in the Cross River region of Cameroon and Nigeria

Title
Purchasing culture : the dissemination of associations in the Cross River region of Cameroon and Nigeria / Ute Röschenthaler.
Author
Röschenthaler, Ute.
Publication
Trenton NJ : Africa World Press, 2011.
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Description
xxi, 593 p. : ill.; 26 cm.
Series Statement
The Harriet Tubman series on the African diaspora
Uniform Title
Harriet Tubman series on the African diaspora.
Subject
  • Secret societies > Cross River Region (Cameroon and Nigeria)
  • Secret societies > Economic aspects
  • Cults > Cross River Region (Cameroon and Nigeria)
  • Cross River Region (Cameroon and Nigeria) > Social life and customs
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 523-570) and index.
Contents
A village in the Cross River region: ethnography, history and institutions -- The polycentric landscape and the development of purchasable associations -- Ekpe: from trading spheres to a network of associations -- Cult agencies and temporary problem solving -- Women's associations -- Intravillage power relations and dance associations -- Purchase, intellectual property and the value of associations -- Dissemination as strategy -- Associations as investment: agency, performance and competition -- Recent development of associations -- Conclusion.
Call Number
Sc F 13-1
ISBN
  • 9781592218295 (hard cover)
  • 1592218296 (hard cover)
  • 9781592218301 (hard cover)
  • 159221830X (hard cover)
LCCN
2011022587
OCLC
729721261
Author
Röschenthaler, Ute.
Title
Purchasing culture : the dissemination of associations in the Cross River region of Cameroon and Nigeria / Ute Röschenthaler.
Imprint
Trenton NJ : Africa World Press, 2011.
Series
The Harriet Tubman series on the African diaspora
Harriet Tubman series on the African diaspora.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 523-570) and index.
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Sc F 13-1
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