The End of Empire in French West Africa

The End of Empire in French West Africa
Author: Tony Chafer
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 285
Release: 2002-06-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1845206304

In an effort to restore its world-power status after the humiliation of defeat and occupation, France was eager to maintain its overseas empire at the end of the Second World War. Yet just fifteen years later France had decolonized, and by 1960 only a few small island territories remained under French control.The process of decolonization in Indochina and Algeria has been widely studied, but much less has been written about decolonization in France's largest colony, French West Africa. Here, the French approach was regarded as exemplary -- that is, a smooth transition successfully managed by well intentioned French politicians and enlightened African leaders. Overturning this received wisdom, Chafer argues that the rapid unfurling of events after the Second World War was a complex , piecemeal and unpredictable process, resulting in a 'successful decolonization' that was achieved largely by accident. At independence, the winners assumed the reins of political power, while the losers were often repressed, imprisoned or silenced.This important book challenges the traditional dichotomy between 'imperial' and 'colonial' history and will be of interest to students of imperial and French history, politics and international relations, development and post-colonial studies.

The French Army and Its African Soldiers

The French Army and Its African Soldiers
Author: Ruth Ginio
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2017-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 0803253397

7 Adjusting to a New Reality: The Army and the Imminent Independence -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

The Francophone World

The Francophone World
Author: Michelle Beauclair
Publisher: Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2003
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN:

The Francophone World: Cultural Issues and Perspectives introduces readers to French-speaking communities across the globe and offers a perspective on the cultures that have developed in the wake of French exploration and colonization. This book explores the French influence in West Africa, the diversity of cultures within the Caribbean, the Francophone communities of North America, and the plight of North African immigrants living in France. Through these interdisciplinary essays and the discussion questions that follow them, readers can examine such wide-ranging topics as the media in Francophone West Africa, the special status of women writers in Senegal, and the mix of cultures in Martinique and French Guiana. This book also highlights the transition into modernity in Burkina Faso, the theater of Aimé Césaire, literature and culture in Québec, and the French presence in the northeastern United States.

Contesting French West Africa

Contesting French West Africa
Author: Harry Gamble
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages: 380
Release: 2021-06
Genre: Education
ISBN: 149622597X

Harry Gamble examines the controversies of political and educational reform in French West Africa from the early to mid-twentieth century.

French Lessons in Africa

French Lessons in Africa
Author: Peter Biddlecombe
Publisher: Little Brown Uk
Total Pages: 434
Release: 1993
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 9780349105093

Having travelled across West Africa for over ten years, Peter Biddlecombe's often hilarious account of a long and lingering liaison dangereuse with the sixty per cent of the continent that is French-speaking is a highly readable, hugely entertaining introduction to the je ne sais quoi of French Africa. In countries such as Togo, Mali and Burkina Faso, Biddlecome encounters old-fashioned camel butchers, modern witch doctors who run mail-order companies, gold smugglers and counterfeiters who send their sons to Oxford. He also experiences a delicious foie gras of places: from eerie voodoo ceremonies in the old slave port of Ouidah to Italian ice-cream parlors in the middle of the Sahara desert. And Biddlecombe reveals not only Francophone Africa's politics, often bizarre business traditions and culture, but also provides a mass of practical advice on everything from how to eat a water-rat to talking your way through a road block in the middle of an attempted coup.

Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa 1880-1995

Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa 1880-1995
Author: Patrick Manning
Publisher:
Total Pages: 247
Release: 1998
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521642552

A revised and updated edition of Manning's widely acclaimed Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa, 1880-1985 (1988).

West Africa Under Colonial Rule

West Africa Under Colonial Rule
Author: Michael Crowder
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 463
Release: 2023-07-07
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1000958116

Originally published in 1968, this book became the standard work on the colonial period in the vast and varied areas of the coast and hinterland of West Africa. It is a comprehensive survey of the domination of West Africa by the British and the French, which challenges the accepted view of the colonialists that their rule was generally beneficial. Penetrating descriptions of the colonial economic system are given, and the quality of colonial administration is analysed, as well as the impact of two World Wars.

Africa Study Bible, NLT

Africa Study Bible, NLT
Author:
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
Total Pages: 2162
Release: 2017-05-09
Genre: Bible
ISBN: 1496424719

The Africa Study Bible brings together 350 contributors from over 50 countries, providing a unique African perspective. It's an all-in-one course in biblical content, theology, history, and culture, with special attention to the African context. Each feature was planned by African leaders to help readers grow strong in Jesus Christ by providing understanding and instruction on how to live a good and righteous life--Publisher.

A History of African Linguistics

A History of African Linguistics
Author: H. Ekkehard Wolff
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 377
Release: 2019-06-13
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 1108417973

The first global history of African linguistics as an emerging autonomous academic discipline, covering Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australia, and Europe.

Africa's Last Colonial Currency

Africa's Last Colonial Currency
Author: Fanny Pigeaud
Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021
Genre: Africa
ISBN: 9780745341798

How the CFA Franc enabled France to continue its colonies in Africa.