Conquest and Construction : Palace Architecture in Northern Cameroon.
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- 9789004316126
- 728.82096711
- NA1599.C3 .D45 2016
Intro -- Conquest and Construction: Palace Architecture in Northern Cameroon -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Transcription, Translation, and Transliteration -- List of Illustrations -- Introduction -- 1: Architectural Form -- 2: Political Symbolism -- 3: Spatial Orientation -- 4: Ritual Movement -- 5: Secrecy -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
In Conquest and Construction Mark Dike DeLancey investigates the palace architecture of northern Cameroon, a region whose largely sedentary, agricultural, non-Muslim population was conquered in the early nineteenth century by primarily semi-nomadic, pastoralist, Muslim, Fulɓe forces.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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