03454nam 2200721 a 450 991080790300332120230126203113.00-253-00705-41-283-99411-9(CKB)2550000000996661(EBL)816870(SSID)ssj0000832354(PQKBManifestationID)11476923(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000832354(PQKBWorkID)10899058(PQKB)10941820(MiAaPQ)EBC816870(OCoLC)828736845(MdBmJHUP)muse18238(Au-PeEL)EBL816870(CaPaEBR)ebr10653546(CaONFJC)MIL430661(OCoLC)854968396(EXLCZ)99255000000099666120120626d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe métis of Senegal[electronic resource] urban life and politics in French West Africa /Hilary JonesBloomington Indiana University Press20131 online resource (292 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-253-00674-0 0-253-00673-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.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).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 connectRacially mixed peopleSenegalSaint-LouisSocial conditions19th centurySociology, UrbanSenegalSaint-LouisAssimilation (Sociology)SenegalSaint-LouisElite (Social sciences)SenegalSaint-LouisMetropolitan governmentSenegalSaint-LouisHistory19th centuryPolitical leadershipSenegalSaint-LouisHistory19th centurySaint-Louis (Senegal)Social conditions19th centurySaint-Louis (Senegal)Politics and government19th centuryFranceColoniesAfricaAdministrationRacially mixed peopleSocial conditionsSociology, UrbanAssimilation (Sociology)Elite (Social sciences)Metropolitan governmentHistoryPolitical leadershipHistory307.760966301Jones Hilary1971-1680384MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910807903003321The métis of Senegal4049071UNINA