The métis of Senegal [[electronic resource] ] : urban life and politics in French West Africa / / Hilary Jones
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| Autore: |
Jones Hilary <1971->
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| Titolo: |
The métis of Senegal [[electronic resource] ] : urban life and politics in French West Africa / / Hilary Jones
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| Pubblicazione: | Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (292 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 307.760966301 |
| Soggetto topico: | 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 | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Saint-Louis (Senegal) Social conditions 19th century |
| Saint-Louis (Senegal) Politics and government 19th century | |
| France Colonies Africa Administration | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The métis of Senegal |
| ISBN: | 0-253-00705-4 |
| 1-283-99411-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910453153203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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