[ Réplique à Christian Seignobos, compte rendu sur « Pemboura Aicha, L’Élite militaire et la Formation de la culture stratégique camerounaise », Journal des Afrikanistes, Vol. 87, n° 1-2, 2017, pp. 482-485 ]
Volume 30, Issue 4, October 2020, Pages 821–824
Njifen Issofou1
1 University de Yaoundé II, Cameroun
Original language: French
Copyright © 2020 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
In a reading report published in “Journal des Afrikanistes” in 2017, geographer expert Christian Seignobos provides some criticisms about the book entitled “Military Elite and Formation of Cameroonian Strategic Culture” edited by L’Harmattan in 2015. It is clear that Aicha Pemboura, author of this book, was aware that a study on African armies would attract criticisms - which is absolutely normal and even salutary. Our objective in this response is not to arouse sterile controversy, but to provide some details which, we believe, will provide both answer elements and understanding for Christian Seignobos.
Author Keywords: Elite, military, training, culture, Cameroon.
Volume 30, Issue 4, October 2020, Pages 821–824
Njifen Issofou1
1 University de Yaoundé II, Cameroun
Original language: French
Copyright © 2020 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
In a reading report published in “Journal des Afrikanistes” in 2017, geographer expert Christian Seignobos provides some criticisms about the book entitled “Military Elite and Formation of Cameroonian Strategic Culture” edited by L’Harmattan in 2015. It is clear that Aicha Pemboura, author of this book, was aware that a study on African armies would attract criticisms - which is absolutely normal and even salutary. Our objective in this response is not to arouse sterile controversy, but to provide some details which, we believe, will provide both answer elements and understanding for Christian Seignobos.
Author Keywords: Elite, military, training, culture, Cameroon.
Abstract: (french)
Dans un compte rendu de lecture paru dans “Journal des Afrikanistes” en 2017, l’expert géographe Christian Seignobos livre une critique sur l’ouvrage intitulé « L’élite Militaire et la Formation de la Culture Stratégique Camerounaise » édité par L’Harmattan en 2016. Il est clair que l’auteure que je nomme Aicha Pemboura était consciente que la rédaction d’un livre sur les armées africaines susciterait des critiques – ce qui est absolument normale et même salutaire. Notre objectif dans cette réponse, n’est pas de faire de la polémique stérile, mais bien de fournir quelques précisions qui, pensons-nous, apporteront à la fois des éléments de réponse et de compréhension à Christian Seignobos.
Author Keywords: Elite, militaire, formation, culture, Cameroun.
How to Cite this Article
Njifen Issofou, “Reply to Christian Seignobos, report on « Pemboura Aicha, Military Elite and Development of Cameroonian Strategic Culture », Journal des Afrikanistes, Vol. 87, n° 1-2, 2017, pp. 482-485,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 30, no. 4, pp. 821–824, October 2020.
