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French colonialism unmasked : the Vichy years in French West Africa / Ruth Ginio

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Ginio, Ruth, 1966-
Published
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2006]
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1 online resource (xviii, 243 pages) : illustrations, 1 map
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English.
Contents
pt. 1. French West Africa and its place in the Vichy colonial idea -- Setting the stage for Vichy : French West Africa on the Eve of World War II -- "A source of pride and greatness" : the place of the empire in Vichy ideology -- pt. 2. The national revolution in French West Africa -- Vichy settles in : administrative changes and continuity -- Spreading the national revolution in FWA : propaganda, education, and social organizations -- "Thinking big" : Vichy economic visions in FWA -- pt. 3. Vichy encounters with African society -- Vichy and the "products" of assimilation : citizens, western-educated Africans, and African christians -- The Vichy regime and the "traditional" elements of African society : chiefs, soldiers, and muslims -- Vichy colonialism and African society : change and continuity -- pt. 4. The long-term significance of the Vichy period for West African history -- Vichy colonialism : a comparative perspective -- Vichy's postwar impact : decolonization in FWA
Summary
Before the Vichy regime, there was ostensibly only one France and one form of colonialism for French West Africa (FWA). World War II and the division of France into two ideological camps, each asking for legitimacy from the colonized, opened for Africans numerous unprecedented options. French Colonialism Unmasked analyzes three dramatic years in the history of FWA, from 1940 to 1943, in which the Vichy regime tried to impose the ideology of the National Revolution in the region. Ruth Ginio shows how this was a watershed period in the history of the region by providing an in-depth examination of the Vichy colonial visions and practices in fwa. She describes the intriguing encounters between the colonial regime and African society along with the responses of different sectors in the African population to the Vichy policy. Although French Colonialism Unmasked focuses on one region within the French Empire, it has relevance to French colonial history in general by providing one of the missing pieces in research on Vichy colonialism. Ruth Ginio is a research fellow at the Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She is the author of articles in International Journal of African Historical Studies, Revue d'histoire moderne et contemporaine, Cahiers d'etudes africaines, and several other journals
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ISBN
080325380X (electronic bk.)
9780803253803 (electronic bk.)
1281376396
9781281376398
9786611376390
6611376399
0803222122
9780803222120
9780803217461
0803217463
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-229) and index
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Project MUSE Evidence Based Acquisitions (EBA)
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