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

Author/creator Jones, Hilary, 1971-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBloomington : Indiana University Press,
Descriptionxi, 276 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Multiracial 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.
Saint-Louis (Senegal)--Social conditions. --19th century.
Saint-Louis (Senegal)--Politics and government. --19th century.
France--Colonies. --Africa. --Administration.

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).
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 245-258) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2012025896
ISBN9780253006738 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780253006745 (pbk : alk. paper)

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