The métis of Senegal : urban life and politics in French West Africa / Hilary Jones.

By:

Jones, Hilary, 1971-

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2013]Description: 1 online resource (xi, 276 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780253007056
0253007054

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Métis of Senegal.DDC classification:

307.760966301 23

LOC classification:

DT549.9.S24 J66 2013eb

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Contents:

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).

Summary: This book is a history of politics and society among an influential group of mixed-race people who settled in coastal Africa under French colonialism. The author 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. This nuanced portrait of métis ascendency examines the influence of family connections, marriage negotiations, and inheritance laws from both male and female perspectives.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

This book is a history of politics and society among an influential group of mixed-race people who settled in coastal Africa under French colonialism. The author 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. This nuanced portrait of métis ascendency examines the influence of family connections, marriage negotiations, and inheritance laws from both male and female perspectives.

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