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Ethnic Melting Pot and the Evolution of Cameroon’s Urban Centres: A Historical Perspective(African Histories and Modernities)

Ethnic Melting Pot and the Evolution of Cameroon’s Urban Centres: A Historical Perspective(African Histories and Modernities)


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This book examines the history of the demographics of Cameroon, a country with more than 250 ethnic groups interacting together. It examines the geographical and historical context of ethnic distribution and the advent of urban centres in Cameroon. These ethnic groups have a complex history reflecting their multifaceted culture and this work examines the 'melting pot' of ethnic diversity in present-day Cameroon’s urban centres which dates back to the missionary, colonial, and post-colonial eras.

Within these periods, people migrated to urban centres of Limbe, Douala, Yaounde, Maroua, Garoua, etc., for political, economic, and social reasons. This book demonstrates that once Cameroon gained its independence and reunified, the situation grew more complicated. Urban centres gradually became an El Dorado to the immigrants from all the corners of the country, thus promoting the spirit of ethnic melting and national unity. Legislation put into place, in addition to other factors, promoted ethnic mixing as an attempt to promote national unity and integration. However, this phenomenon witnessed in these urban centres could not be attained without challenges, and solutions are the main issues in the present study.



Table of Contents:

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. The Geographical and Historical Context of Ethnic Distribution and the Advent of Urban Centres in Cameroon.- Chapter 3. Factors Contributing to the Inter-Ethnic Melting Pot in Cameroon.- Chapter 4. The Evolution of Urban Centres in Cameroon.- Chapter 5. Problems Resulting from Ethnic Melting Pot in Urban Centres and New Perspectives.- Chapter 6. Conclusion.



About the Author :

René Ngek Monteh is a Professor of History in the Department of History at the Higher Teacher Training College (ENS) at the University of Yaoundé 1, Cameroon. He is a consultant at the International School for Security Forces (EIFORCES) and a visiting lecturer at the Pan-African University Institute of Governance, Humanities, and Social Sciences (PAUGHSS), alongside many other state and non-state universities. He has published a number of journal articles and books on conflict, security and peace studies.


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  • ISBN-13: 9783032231482
  • Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
  • Publisher Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
  • Height: 210 mm
  • No of Pages: 128
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  • Series Title: African Histories and Modernities
  • Width: 148 mm
  • ISBN-10: 3032231485
  • Publisher Date: 22 May 2026
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
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  • Sub Title: A Historical Perspective


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