French-speaking West Africa
Title | French-speaking West Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Philip Neres |
Publisher | |
Pages | 101 |
Release | 1962 |
Genre | Africa, French-speaking West |
ISBN |
French-speaking West Africa; from Colonial Status to Independence. Issued Under the Auspices of the Institute of Race Relations
Title | French-speaking West Africa; from Colonial Status to Independence. Issued Under the Auspices of the Institute of Race Relations PDF eBook |
Author | Philip Neres |
Publisher | |
Pages | 101 |
Release | 1962 |
Genre | Africa, French-speaking West |
ISBN |
French-speaking West Africa
Title | French-speaking West Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Arthur J. Bachrach |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1962 |
Genre | Africa, French-speaking West |
ISBN |
Politics in Francophone Africa
Title | Politics in Francophone Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Victor T. Le Vine |
Publisher | Lynne Rienner Publishers |
Pages | 448 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781588262493 |
Explores the elements that have shaped the particular political dynamics of the 14 former French colonies in west and equatorial Africa while allowing them to remain part of a unique francophone sociopolitical community.
French-speaking West Africa
Title | French-speaking West Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Philip Neres |
Publisher | |
Pages | 101 |
Release | 1962 |
Genre | Africa, French-speaking West |
ISBN |
Britain, France and the Decolonization of Africa
Title | Britain, France and the Decolonization of Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Andrew W.M. Smith |
Publisher | UCL Press |
Pages | 257 |
Release | 2017-03-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1911307746 |
Looking at decolonization in the conditional tense, this volume teases out the complex and uncertain ends of British and French empire in Africa during the period of ‘late colonial shift’ after 1945. Rather than view decolonization as an inevitable process, the contributors together explore the crucial historical moments in which change was negotiated, compromises were made, and debates were staged. Three core themes guide the analysis: development, contingency and entanglement. The chapters consider the ways in which decolonization was governed and moderated by concerns about development and profit. A complementary focus on contingency allows deeper consideration of how colonial powers planned for ‘colonial futures’, and how divergent voices greeted the end of empire. Thinking about entanglements likewise stresses both the connections that existed between the British and French empires in Africa, and those that endured beyond the formal transfer of power.
The End of Empire in French West Africa
Title | The End of Empire in French West Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Tony Chafer |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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.