Conflict of Beliefs

Jacob MBUA Ngeve PhD FCAS

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A thrilling book of beliefs that lead to conflicts in our modern world
The book talks of strongly held beliefs and how these lead to conflicts. This applies to rivaling nations as well as to individuals in competition. These beliefs have been found to be influenced by the environment in which those who hold these beliefs are brought up or in the circumstances in which they find themselves. A bad legacy of beliefs handed over to a new generation or to an individual in a position of authority, may influence them throughout their lifespan, just as colonizers handed over legacies to their colonies; these subjects used the bad practices they inherited from their superiors to subjugate the individuals they in turn supervised. This trickle-down effect has been a negative practice which has led to enormous conflicts in societies, and this in turn has had a conflictual effect on the subjects they have had to control. Examples are taken from our leaders and those they have had under them. It has become a vicious cycle which turns out to be a snare without an end. We find that there is a civilization struggle resulting from this conflict of beliefs. Overall, whether negative or positive, it is for a survival of the fittest.

Sujets

• Conflicts
• Social Science
• Sociologie, société et politique
• Belief
• Scientific method
• Human rights
• Corruption

Informations

• Publié par: iUniverse
• Date de parution: 16 janvier 2023
• Nombre de lectures: 1
• EAN13: 9781663249227
• Langue: English

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CONFLICT of BELIEFS
 
 
 
 
JACOB MBUA NGEVE, P h D, FCAS
 
 
 
 

 
 
CONFLICT OF BELIEFS
 
 
Copyright © 2023 Jacob Mbua Ngeve, PhD, FCAS.
 
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iUniverse rev. date: 01/13/2023
To my niece , Christie Ngowo Diboto
Who died in my hands while bringing forth life,
the same day I was submitting this project to the press
and
To Yaya Sarah Etonde Mosoke
Who taught me to be patient in life
in spite of what beliefs I would have
CONTENTS
Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction
PART I: GOING BACK WEST
1     Beliefs in Nature, Conflicts for Life
2     Human Trade by Barter
3     The Triangular Trade
4     Scramble for Africa
PART II: DIVIDING AFRICA
5     Partitioning of Africa
6     Legacy of Colonization in India
7     European Rivalry in Colonization and Imperialism
8     American Expansionist Ambitions
PART III: THE EASTERN EXPANSION
9     Japanese Expansionist Policy
10   Chinese Expansionist Tendencies
PART IV: LEGACY OF COLONIZATION
11   A New Order of The Ages
12   Management in French-Colonized Countries
13   Legacy of The British in Their African colonies
PART V: THIRD WORLD PROBLEMS
14   New Economic Order
15   Third World Threats on The Global Economy
16   Third World Leaders and Their Beliefs
17   A World without Crises
18   Dark Forests of Ignorance
PART VI: SUPERVISORY AUTHORITIES
19   Leaders and Riches
20   Christian’s View of Wealth
21   Supervising without Shame
22   Dogma of Ministerial Infallibility
PART VII: CONFLICTS OF THE NEW ORDER
23   Human Rights in Jeopardy
24   Snares without End
25   Civilization Struggle
26   Conflict of Beliefs
References
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
WHEN I WAS GROWING UP IN MUEA, CAMEROON, MY MOTHER KEPT telling me to be a patient boy. She told me that if I was patient to go through the hurdles of this world I was going to succeed. She reminded me of what she had always told me, namely that she was of the belief that I would survive and succeed only if I received an education, and that this education was going to make me grow, be great and be known in the country. I paid attention to my school work and excelled every step of the way. I am glad I had that kind of mother, a mother with a foresight. I heartily thank her for making me succeed in life as a scientist and as a research manager. If there is nothing I will leave with my children I will want them to study hard, excel in their educational endeavors and succeed even more than I had been.
Then in secondary school, my older sister, Christiana Enanga Ngeve, started serving as my second mother. Her performance in Cameroon Baptist Academy fetched me a scholarship from the American Baptist Associates. This education opened my eyes into post-secondary education in the Cameroon College of Arts, Science and Technology, and in professional school in the National College of Agriculture, eventually leading me to the United States for my university education. I sincerely thank her for paving my way to success. She is not here to see this but wherever she is she knows I think so fondly of the contribution she made to give me an education.
I want to acknowledge here the love of my oldest sister, Sophie Nduma Ngeve, for buying me the first set of Christmas clothing. Sophie may not remember how much I cherished the new clothes and the Bata shoes which I wore on that wonderful Christmas day, instead of the habitual khaki and green uniform. She may also have forgotten that she was the one climbing Raphia palm trees to cut leaves which I stitched into thatches and sold in the Buea Market. Sophie I heartily appreciate all the effort you made in bringing me up to now that I am a book writer.
My younger sister, Rebecca Eposi Ngeve, played an important role of comfort and support during my doctoral studies in Maryland. I thank her very much for being that kind of sister.
Emmanuel Ngeve and his wife Lucy Ngowo Lysonge, played the role of caring for me for the two months I was hospitalized in the University of North Carolina Memorial Hospital. I cannot forget the food they cooked for me daily and for the comfort they gave me as we all went through the trauma of not knowing whether my leg was going to be saved or not.
My son, David Ikome Ngeve, rescued me in several instances from the time I was admitted in the hospital till now. He rescued me from a sinking ship and sailed me safely to the shore. I really appreciate everything he has done in my life. I really thank him profoundly for his good heartiness.
During my professional career, I made very many trips to countries in Africa and other parts of the world, attending meetings, doing consultancy work and serving other institutions in Africa and Asia. I met several people during those trips and took down notes when they told me the histories of their countries. I owe these informants an immense debt of gratitude for the knowledge and information they willingly gave me.
I also met several research managers who shared with me the secrets of their leadership styles as they managed their research institutes. These pieces of information shaped the way I understood management could be in our African setting; the information helped me when I became a research manager and was confronted with a supervisory minister who had a different belief system from mine. I really thank them for all I was able to acquire from them as knowledge about our system.
My niece Christiana Evenye Evande served me as Director of my Cabinet when I was named Director General. She encouraged to me to write the wealth of experiences I had acquired during my working life so that it could inspire people coming after me. I really thank her for her service and her suggestions. Evenye I miss you so much and wish you well wherever you may be.
Finally, I have tears flowing down my cheeks when I think of my nice, Christiana Ngowo Diboto who lost her life during childbirth the same day I was submitting this project to the publishers. I thank God for giving her to us and for taking her to have a deserved rest in his Kingdom.
PREFACE
THIS BOOK, CONFLICT OF BELIEFS , HAS BEEN WRITTEN TO SHOW THAT strongly held beliefs lead to conflict. It exemplifies the conflicts that result from strong beliefs with the manner colonialism and imperialism was done in Africa, and how their legacy has continued to influence the way and manner in which Africans behave when they find themselves in positions of authority. Essentially, colonialism was the process of political and economic domination and the control of a country and its people by settlers from a foreign power. In this case, the colonial powers were European countries, fighting with each other to acquire as much foreign territory as possible in the Dark Continent of Africa which was virgin and endowed with enormous natural resources. When colonialists began scrambling for and partitioning Africa, their main goal was to make easy profit by exploiting the human and economic resources in the countries they colonized in the African continent. They also wanted to get markets in the colonized countries for the goods they were producing in their countries. They further wanted to guarantee trade routes to facilitate the movement of goods from from one part of the developing world to the other. Most importantly they wanted raw materials to fuel their many industries which had emerged during the industrial revolution. Side issues involved the spread of religion in the newly acquired colonies. The religions came in and changed the minds of the African people to believe that they were inferior, primitive, black and evil, and could only rely on westerners to get civilized.
They knew they were going to face opposition with the traditional chiefs of these colonies but they were comforted that they were going to use their military strengths, economic forces and political maneuvers to subdue and defeat them.
In imperialism, developed countries had a policy of extending their country’s powers and influence through diplomacy or military force. The colonial powers did several things that were unethical but they had to accomplish their aims because they needed those colonies. Slavery and slave trade had been properly installed as enslaved humans were traded for other goods.