CONTENTS
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Maps of Africa, Cameroon and the Bangwa Area
Chapter 1    Introduction 1
Chapter 2    Bangwa Society and Culture 9
   Description of the Bangwa area, its people and their origins 9
   Social Organisation, Culture and Economy 12
   The Village and the Compound 12
   Chiefs and the Social Structure 15
   The Night Society and the Gong Society 17
   The Family 18
   The Economy 20
   Change in the Traditional Society 22
Chapter 3    The Major Social Changes in Bangwa 27
   c. 1889 to 1898 The Pre-colonial Period 27
   1899 to 1916 The German Colonial Period 28
   1916 to 1961 The British Colonial Period 31
      The British Administration 31
      The Plantations 37
      Christianity 40
      Education 47
      Migration to Muyuka 52
   1961 to 1993 The Post-independence Period 54
      The Catholic Mission Fontem and the Focolare Movement 58
      Government Administration 62
      The Secondary Schools 66
      The Elite and the Development Associations 70
      The Economic Crisis 72
Chapter 4    Supportive Evidence - Survey Results 75
Chapter 5    The Future and AIDS 81
Chapter 6    Conclusions 85
References and Bibliography 91
Appendix I      Copy of the Questionnaire 95
Appendix II     Some Survey Results 101
Appendix III    Rainfall in Lebang in the Bangwa Area 117