LEADER 03445nam 2200733 a 450 001 9910807903003321 005 20241015171119.0 010 $a0-253-00705-4 010 $a1-283-99411-9 035 $a(CKB)2550000000996661 035 $a(EBL)816870 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000832354 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11476923 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000832354 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10899058 035 $a(PQKB)10941820 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC816870 035 $a(OCoLC)828736845 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse18238 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL816870 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10653546 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL430661 035 $a(OCoLC)854968396 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000996661 100 $a20120626d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe me?tis of Senegal $eurban life and politics in French West Africa /$fHilary Jones 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aBloomington $cIndiana University Press$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (292 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-253-00674-0 311 $a0-253-00673-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aSignares, habitants, and grumets in the making of Saint Louis -- Me?tis 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 me?tis (1870-90) -- Urban politics and the limits of republicanism (1890-1920). 330 $aThe Me?tis 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 me?tis carved out a niche as middleman traders for European merchants. As the colonial presence spread, the me?tis 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 me?tis ascendency examines the influence of family connect 606 $aMultiracial people$zSenegal$zSaint-Louis$xSocial conditions$y19th century 606 $aSociology, Urban$zSenegal$zSaint-Louis 606 $aAssimilation (Sociology)$zSenegal$zSaint-Louis 606 $aElite (Social sciences)$zSenegal$zSaint-Louis 606 $aMetropolitan government$zSenegal$zSaint-Louis$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aPolitical leadership$zSenegal$zSaint-Louis$xHistory$y19th century 607 $aSaint-Louis (Senegal)$xSocial conditions$y19th century 607 $aSaint-Louis (Senegal)$xPolitics and government$y19th century 607 $aFrance$xColonies$zAfrica$xAdministration 615 0$aMultiracial people$xSocial conditions 615 0$aSociology, Urban 615 0$aAssimilation (Sociology) 615 0$aElite (Social sciences) 615 0$aMetropolitan government$xHistory 615 0$aPolitical leadership$xHistory 676 $a307.760966301 700 $aJones$b Hilary$f1971-$01680384 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910807903003321 996 $aThe me?tis of Senegal$94049071 997 $aUNINA