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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453153203321

Autore

Jones Hilary <1971->

Titolo

The métis of Senegal [[electronic resource] ] : urban life and politics in French West Africa / / Hilary Jones

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, 2013

ISBN

0-253-00705-4

1-283-99411-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (292 p.)

Disciplina

307.760966301

Soggetti

Racially mixed people - Senegal - Saint-Louis - Social conditions - 19th century

Sociology, Urban - Senegal - Saint-Louis

Assimilation (Sociology) - Senegal - Saint-Louis

Elite (Social sciences) - Senegal - Saint-Louis

Metropolitan government - Senegal - Saint-Louis - History - 19th century

Political leadership - Senegal - Saint-Louis - History - 19th century

Electronic books.

Saint-Louis (Senegal) Social conditions 19th century

Saint-Louis (Senegal) Politics and government 19th century

France Colonies Africa Administration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Signares, habitants, and grumets in the making of Saint Louis -- Métis 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 métis (1870-90) -- Urban politics and the limits of republicanism (1890-1920).

Sommario/riassunto

The Métis of Senegal is a history of politics and society among an influential group of mixed-race people who settled in coastal Africa under French colonialism. Hilary Jones describes how the métis carved out a niche as middleman traders for European merchants. As the colonial presence spread, the métis entered into politics and began to



assert their position as local elites and power brokers against French rule. Many of the descendants of these traders continue to wield influence in contemporary Senegal. Jones's nuanced portrait of métis ascendency examines the influence of family connect