Manyu youths, belonging and the antinomies of patrimonial elite politics in contemporary Cameroon

Cultural Dynamics

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 269-290

  Orock, Rogers Tabe E ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

belonging; Cameroon; Manyu Division; mutuality; political elites; youths

Indexed keywords

ELITE POLITICS; ETHNICITY; KINSHIP; POLITICAL RELATIONS; YOUNG POPULATION;

CAMEROON;

EID: 84887324799     PISSN: 09213740     EISSN: 14617048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0921374013495211     Document Type: Article

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