The Métis of Senegal : Urban Life and Politics in French West Africa /

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This book is a history of politics and society among an influential group of mixed-race people who settled in coastal Africa under French colonialism. The author describes how the metis carved out a niche as middleman traders for European merchants. As the colonial presence spread, the metis entered...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Jones, Hilary, 1971-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2013]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Sociology, Urban
Social conditions.
Politics and government.
Political leadership
Metropolitan government
Colonies > Administration.
Elite (Social sciences)
Assimilation (Sociology)
French colonies.
Racially mixed people > Social conditions.
HISTORY > Africa > West.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Urban.
Élite (Sciences sociales) > Senegal > Saint-Louis.
Assimilation (Sociologie) > Senegal > Saint-Louis.
Sociologie urbaine > Senegal > Saint-Louis.
Political leadership > Senegal > Saint-Louis > History > 19th century.
Metropolitan government > Senegal > Saint-Louis > History > 19th century.
Elite (Social sciences) > Senegal > Saint-Louis.
Assimilation (Sociology) > Senegal > Saint-Louis.
Sociology, Urban > Senegal > Saint-Louis.
Racially mixed people > Senegal > Saint-Louis > Social conditions > 19th century.
Senegal > Saint-Louis
Africa.
France > Colonies > Africa > Administration.
Saint-Louis (Senegal) > Politics and government > 19th century.
Saint-Louis (Senegal) > Social conditions > 19th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Signares, habitants, and grumets in the making of Saint Louis
  • Metis society and transformations in the colonial economy (1820-70)
  • Religion, marriage, and material culture
  • Education, association, and an independent press
  • From outpost to empire
  • Electoral politics and the metis (1870-90)
  • Urban politics and the limits of republicanism (1890-1920).

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