{"product_id":"9781788733762","title":"The Cameroon War","description":"According to conventional wisdom, France's empire in sub- Saharan Africa ended peacefully. But this book tells a different story. The shocking violence of a secret war roiled Cameroon in the 1950s and '60s. A mass movement for self-determination had emerged under the leadership of the Union of the Peoples of Cameroon (UPC), and France responded with brutal repression. As in Algeria, French forces waged a bloody counterinsurgency campaign. They eventually eradicated the opposition and installed a client dictatorship in the capital, Yaound�.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the world focused on the Algerian bloodbath, the conflict in Cameroon received little attention at the time. Its devastating aftermath - and tens of thousands of victims - were intentionally obscured by French authorities and their local collaborators.\u003ci\u003e The Cameroon War\u003c\/i\u003e uncovers this hidden history. It illuminates a forgotten struggle for decolonisation at the origin of neocolonial rule in Francophone Africa, a story that is still unfolding today.","brand":"Deltombe, Thomas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54819348939089,"sku":"9781788733762","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0826\/6478\/4209\/files\/9781788733762.jpg?v=1788790314","url":"https:\/\/thecommonpress.shop\/products\/9781788733762","provider":"The Common Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}