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The French Army and Its African Soldiers: The Years of Decolonization
Ruth Ginio
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Description for The French Army and Its African Soldiers: The Years of Decolonization
Hardback. "An examination of the role of the French Army in French West Africa and its relations with its African soldiers from the end of World War II to the final demobilization of African troops from the French Army in 1964."--Provided by publisher. Series: France Overseas: Studies in Empire and Decolonization. Num Pages: 282 pages, 2 images, 3 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1HFD; 3JJP; HBJD; HBJH; HBLW3; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 567.
As part of France’s opposition to the independence of its former colonies in the years following World War II, its army remained deeply invested in preventing the decolonization of the territories comprising French West Africa (FWA). Even as late as the 1950s, the French Army clung to the hope that it was possible to retain FWA as a colony, believing that its relations with African soldiers could offer the perfect model for continued ties between France and its West African territories.
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As part of France’s opposition to the independence of its former colonies in the years following World War II, its army remained deeply invested in preventing the decolonization of the territories comprising French West Africa (FWA). Even as late as the 1950s, the French Army clung to the hope that it was possible to retain FWA as a colony, believing that its relations with African soldiers could offer the perfect model for continued ties between France and its West African territories.
In The French Army and Its African Soldiers Ruth Ginio examines the French Army’s attempts to win ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
Series
France Overseas: Studies in Empire and Decolonization
Number of Pages
282
Place of Publication
Lincoln, United States
ISBN
9780803253391
SKU
V9780803253391
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About Ruth Ginio
Ruth Ginio is an associate professor in the Department of History and is the head of the Inter-University Program for African Studies at Ben Gurion University of the Negev. She is the author of French Colonialism Unmasked: The Vichy Years in French West Africa (Nebraska, 2006) and the coeditor (with Efrat Ben Ze’ev and Jay Winter) of Shadows of War: ... Read more
Reviews for The French Army and Its African Soldiers: The Years of Decolonization
“A key study in French colonialism, colonial Africa, and the French Army. With this book the vast region of West Africa gets its due, as do the famous and important indigenous soldiers recruited in this region.”—Richard Fogarty, author of Race and War in France: Colonial Subjects in the French Army, 1914–1918