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Royal succession in the African kingdom of Nso' : a study in oral historiography

Title
Royal succession in the African kingdom of Nso' : a study in oral historiography / Bongfen Chem-Langhëë and Verkijika G. Fanso ; with a foreword by Sally Chilver.
Author
Chem-Langhëë, Bongfen, 1942-
Publication
Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press, [2008], ©2008.

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Additional Authors
Fanso, Verkijika G.
Description
v, 144 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-132) and index.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. The Transfer of Power and Authority in NTO' NSO' -- 3. A Royal Prerogative -- 4. The Leopard Pelt Principle -- 5. Succession Council Membership -- 6. Conclusions -- App. I. Kaberry's 1946 and 1958 Fieldnotes -- App. II. Epitomes of and Extracts from Dr. P. M. Kaberry's 1960 NSO' Fieldnotes Part II, by E. M. Chilver: Interview with Faay Taawod the Elder of Yee held on 31 August 1960 Concerning the Installation of Sombum III -- App. III. District Officer, Bamenda Division, to the Resident, Cameroons Province.
ISBN
  • 9780773450417
  • 0773450416
LCCN
  • 2008028676
  • 99931534719
OCLC
  • ocn233173388
  • 233173388
  • SCSB-5436761
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Columbia University Libraries