The end of empire in French West Africa : France's successful decolonization? / Tony Chafer.

By:

Chafer, Tony

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Berg, 2002.Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 264 pages) : illustrations, mapContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781845206307
1845206304
1845206312
9781845206314

Subject(s): Genre/Form:

History

Additional physical formats: Print version:: End of empire in French West Africa.DDC classification:

960/.917541 22

LOC classification:

DT352.5 .C48

Other classification:

15.80

Online resources:

Contents:

Prelude to decolonization : the Popular Front and the Second World War -- New political context, 1944-6 -- Decolonization through assimilation : the struggle for emancipation, 1946-50 -- Building the nationalist movement, 1950-6 : the trade union, student and youth movements -- Policy and politics, 1950-6 -- The Loi-cadre and the 'Balkanization' of French West Africa, 1956-60 -- Nationalist politics and the campaign for independence, 1957-60 -- Conclusion : decolonization and the French colonial legacy.

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Summary: 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 Frenc h approach was regarded as exemplary -- that is, a smooth transition successfully managed.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	KAIPTC General Stacks	DT352.5 .C48 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Restricted Access Available (Restricted Access)		31307100093360

Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-255) and index.

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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 Frenc h approach was regarded as exemplary -- that is, a smooth transition successfully managed.

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