Martin Atangana
Associate Professor
Degrees/Diplomas: Ph.D. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorborne
Campus Affiliation: York College
Research Interests: African and African American History
Selected Publications
The End of French Rule in Cameroon (New York: University Press of America, 2010).
French Investment in Colonial Cameroon: The FIDES Era (New York: Peter Lang, 2009).
"Indépendances africaines: l'atypique parcours camerounais" (Icônes d'Amérique, No.2, August 2010, pp. 28-30).
"Mythes et Realites de l'Investissement Prive en Afrique Noire Francaise: le Cas du Cameroun dans les Annees 1940 et 1950", Canadian Journal of African Studies, vol 35, 1, 2002, pp. 1-31.
Capitalisme et Nationalisme au Cameroun au Lendemain de la Seconde Guerre Mondiale, 1946-1956 (Paris: Publications de la Sorbonne, 1998.)
"French Capitalism and Nationalism in Cameroon", African Studies Review, vol 40, 1, April 1997, pp. 83-111.
"Les Relations Financieres Entre le Cameroun et la France et l'Image de la France au Cameroun (1946-1956)", Materiaux Pour l'Histoire de Notre Temps, 32-33, Juillet-Decembre 1993, pp. 47-52.
Other Activities:
Guitarist. Worked with Paul Simon, Jean-Luc Ponty, R. Shannon Jackson, Manu Dibango, and many others. Performs occasionally with his Band "African Blue Note" and different other professional bands.