Joseph Takougang is associate professor in the Department of African- American Studies at the University of Cincinnati. Milton Krieger is a professor in the Department of Liberal Studies at Western Washington University.

• Introduction: Cameroon's State and Society in African Context, 1 Scholarship on the African and Cameroon State, 2 Ahidjo and the Single-Party State, 1958-1982, 3 Biya's Early Presidency, 1982-1986, 4 The State Under Pressure, 1986-1990, 5 Crisis Years, 1991-1992, 6 Impasse, 1993-1997, 7 Cameroon and the Prospects for Democratization

Joseph Takougang is associate professor in the Department of African- American Studies at the University of Cincinnati. Milton Krieger is a professor in the Department of Liberal Studies at Western Washington University.

• Introduction: Cameroon's State and Society in African Context, 1 Scholarship on the African and Cameroon State, 2 Ahidjo and the Single-Party State, 1958-1982, 3 Biya's Early Presidency, 1982-1986, 4 The State Under Pressure, 1986-1990, 5 Crisis Years, 1991-1992, 6 Impasse, 1993-1997, 7 Cameroon and the Prospects for Democratization

Joseph Takougang is associate professor in the Department of African- American Studies at the University of Cincinnati. Milton Krieger is a professor in the Department of Liberal Studies at Western Washington University.

• Introduction: Cameroon's State and Society in African Context, 1 Scholarship on the African and Cameroon State, 2 Ahidjo and the Single-Party State, 1958-1982, 3 Biya's Early Presidency, 1982-1986, 4 The State Under Pressure, 1986-1990, 5 Crisis Years, 1991-1992, 6 Impasse, 1993-1997, 7 Cameroon and the Prospects for Democratization