Ambiguous spaces: The struggle over African identities and urban communities in colonial Douala, 1914-45

Journal of African History

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 51-72

  Schler, Lynn ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Colonial; Crime; Migration; Urban

Indexed keywords

COLONIALISM; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; LAW ENFORCEMENT; URBAN HISTORY;

CAMEROON;

EID: 0037993974     PISSN: 00218537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0021853702008332     Document Type: Article

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