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



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Autore: Jones Hilary <1971-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: The métis of Senegal [[electronic resource] ] : urban life and politics in French West Africa / / Hilary Jones Visualizza cluster
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
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  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-253-00705-4
1-283-99411-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910779463203321
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