Muslim interpreters in colonial Senegal, 1850-1920 : mediations of knowledge and power in the lower and middle Senegal River Valley /

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This book explores the intermediary functions of Muslim interpreters in Senegal to affirm their status as active historical agents in the historiography on French colonial rule in West Africa. Its main themes include the intersection of knowledge and power in a colonial context, Muslim identity form...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: M'bayo, Tamba, 1956- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, 2016.
Temas:
1800-1999
Translators > Senegal > History > 19th century.
Translators > Senegal > History > 20th century.
Translating and interpreting > Social aspects > Senegal.
Muslims > Senegal.
Musulmans > Sénégal.
HISTORY > Africa > West.
Diplomatic relations
Muslims
Translating and interpreting > Social aspects
Translators
Senegal > Foreign relations > France.
France > Foreign relations > Senegal.
Senegal > History > 19th century.
Senegal > History > 20th century.
France > Relations extérieures > Sénégal.
Sénégal > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Sénégal > Histoire > 20e siècle.
France
Senegal
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This book explores the intermediary functions of Muslim interpreters in Senegal to affirm their status as active historical agents in the historiography on French colonial rule in West Africa. Its main themes include the intersection of knowledge and power in a colonial context, Muslim identity formation and French assimilation, accommodation and hegemony, and interpretation and translation as cross-cultural processes.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781498509992
1498509991

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