‘Our Traditions are Modern, Our Modernities Traditional’: Chieftaincy and Democracy in Contemporary Cameroon and Botswana
In this paper, I have argued that, instead of being pushed aside by the modern power elites – as was widely predicted both by modernisation theorists and their critics – chieftaincy has displayed remarkable dynamics and adaptability to new socio-economic and political developments, without becom...
Main Author: | Francis B. Nyamnjoh |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Hradec Králové, Philosophical Faculty
2014-12-01
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Series: | Modern Africa |
Online Access: | http://edu.uhk.cz/africa/index.php/ModAfr/article/view/121 |
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