MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 01616cam a22002894a 4500
001 2011022587
003 DLC
005 20120831082341.0
008 110526s2011 ilua b 001 0 eng c
010 $a 2011022587
020 $a9781592218295 (hard cover)
020 $a9781592218301 (hard cover)
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050 00 $aGN653$b.R67 2011
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100 1 $aRöschenthaler, Ute.
245 10 $aPurchasing culture :$bthe dissemination of associations in the Cross River region of Cameroon and Nigeria /$cUte Röschenthaler.
260 $aTrenton NJ :$bAfrica World Press,$c2011.
300 $axxi, 593 p. :$bill. ;$c26 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 523-570) and index.
505 0 $aA village in the Cross River region: ethnography, history and institutions -- The polycentric landscape and the development of purchasable associations -- Ekpe: from trading spheres to a network of associations -- Cult agencies and temporary problem solving -- Women's associations -- Intra-village power relations, and the "children of Ekpe" -- Purchase, intellectual property and the value of associations -- Dissemination as strategy -- Associations as investment: agency, performance and competition -- Recent development of associations.
650 0 $aSecret societies$zCross River Region (Cameroon and Nigeria)
650 0 $aSecret societies$xEconomic aspects.
650 0 $aCults$zCross River Region (Cameroon and Nigeria)
651 0 $aCross River Region (Cameroon and Nigeria)$xSocial life and customs.