A History of Mbe Sub-Division in Northern Cameroon, 1900 - 2006
A History of Mbe Sub-Division in Northern Cameroon, 1900 - 2006
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2011-05
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Debonnaire, Magadji Pierre le
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Abstract
This study examines the history of Mbe Sub-Division in Northern Cameroon
as an emerging African society from 1900 to 2006. To give the study value, it
undertook an investigation to cover issues of lelevance such as migration,
settlement pattern, political organization, the society, indigenous education,
agriculture and industry in the pre-colonial Mbe Sub-Division. The work
discovered that education received a special attention in Mbe Sub-Division
between 1936 and 2006 and it became the most fundamental factor that
facilitated the early birth of a class of educated elite in this region between
1960 and 1992. It was this class that first cane up to champion the early
cause of the economic growth of this Sub-Divisicn even before the democratic
era in Cameroon. The study discovered that education further expanded the
number of the elite significantly during the first era of the democratic era
between 1992 and 2006. The work discusses the elite and the farmers and
how they influenced the development of Mbe Sub-Division between 1960 and
2006. It discusses changes and challenges in Mbe Sub-Division as an
emerging society and how they subsequently unfolded themselves. It ends by
discussing the general attitude of the educated elite seen as the most
significant factor negating the economic development of Mbe Sub-Division. It
analyses the general arguments, grievances and point of view of the farmers
and others regarding the perspective of the elite to the general well being of
their community.
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Thesis Submitted to the Postgraduate School, Ahmadu Bello
University, Zaria in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements
for the Award of the Degree of Master of Arts in History
Department of History,
Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
May, 2011
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A HISTORY,, Mbe Sub-Division,, Northern,, Cameroon,