The end of empire in French West Africa [[electronic resource] ] : France's successful decolonization? / / Tony Chafer

• Autore: Chafer Tony
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, : Berg, 2002
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (284 p.)
• Disciplina: 960/.917541
• Soggetto topico: Decolonization - Africa, French-speaking West
• Soggetto geografico: Africa, French-speaking West History 1884-1960; Africa, French-speaking West Colonial influence
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-255) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Prelude to decolonization : the Popular Front and the Second World War -- New political context, 1944-6 -- Decolonization through assimilation : the struggle for emancipation, 1946-50 -- Building the nationalist movement, 1950-6 : the trade union, student and youth movements -- Policy and politics, 1950-6 -- The Loi-cadre and the 'Balkanization' of French West Africa, 1956-60 -- Nationalist politics and the campaign for independence, 1957-60 -- Conclusion : decolonization and the French colonial legacy.
• Sommario/riassunto: In an effort to restore its world-power status after the humiliation of defeat and occupation, France was eager to maintain its overseas empire at the end of the Second World War. Yet just fifteen years later France had decolonized, and by 1960 only a few small island territories remained under French control. The process of decolonization in Indochina and Algeria has been widely studied, but much less has been written about decolonization in France's largest colony, French West Africa. Here, the Frenc h approach was regarded as exemplary -- that is, a smooth transition successfully managed
• Titolo autorizzato: The end of empire in French West Africa
• ISBN: 1-84520-630-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910784013603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II