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Start Over Descriptor "SLAVERY" Topic history Journal international journal of african historical studies Region west africa
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1. Stereotypes of Past-Slavery and "Stereo-styles" in Post-Slavery: A Multidimensional, Interactionist Perspective on Contemporary Hierarchies.

Author

Pelckmans, Lotte

Subjects
*STEREOTYPES, *SOCIAL dominance, *SLAVERY, *ELITE (Social sciences), *HISTORY, SOCIAL aspects, SOCIAL conditions in Africa
Abstract

The article discusses stereotypes concerning the post-slavery period in Africa following the late 19th and early 20th centuries in West African countries. An overview of the impact of slavery on social hierarchies in West Africa is provided. An overview of the relationship between freeborn people and elites, is also provided.

Published
2015

2. Royal Concubinage in Ngaoundere, Northern Cameroon, ca. 1900-1960.

Author

Sinderud, Marte Bogen

Subjects
*CONCUBINAGE, *LEGAL status of women, *CONCUBINAGE (Islamic law), *WOMEN, *WOMEN (Islamic law), *SLAVERY, *ENSLAVED women, *HAREMS, *HISTORY, *SOCIAL conditions of women
Abstract

The article discusses royal concubines in Ngaoundere, which is now part of northern Cameroon, from 1900 to 1960, focusing on the legal and social status of concubines. Topics include the conducting of interviews with women who had been concubines in the harem of Ngaoundere's laamiido (Muslim ruler), the system of slavery in West Africa, and everyday life in the harem. It is said that bearing children changed the legal and social status of concubines. The impact of Islamic law on concubinage and the status of female slaves is noted.

Published
2013

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