Colonial rule and crisis in Equatorial Africa : Southern Gabon, ca. 1850-1940 / Christopher J. Gray.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gray, Christopher J. (Christopher John)

Series:

Rochester studies in African history and the diaspora 1092-5228

Rochester studies in African history and the diaspora, 1092-5228

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Colonial influence.

Gabon--History--1839-1960.

Gabon.

History.

Gabon--Colonial influence.

Physical Description:

xxii, 275 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Rochester, N.Y. : University of Rochester, 2002.

Summary:

A look at the encounter between the French and the peoples of Southern Gabon in terms of their differing conceptions of boundaries.

Contents:

Christopher J. Gray, 1958-2000 ix

1 Developing a Spatial Approach to Historical Change in Equatorial Africa 6

2 Territoriality in the Functional Regions, Districts, and Villages of Southern Gabon to the 1880s 27

3 "The Clan Has No Boundary": Cognitive Kinships, Maps, and Territoriality 70

4 The Instruments of Colonial Territoriality 94

5 Colonial Territoriality's Ambiguous Triumph in Southern Gabon, ca. 1890-1920 133

6 The Imposition of an Ambiguous Territoriality: Roads and Okoume, ca. 1920-1940 170

7 Death of the Equatorial Tradition? Of Leopard Men, Canton Chiefs, and Women Healers 195

I. Informants 229

II. Archives 233

III. Unpublished Works 234

IV. Journals 239

V. Books and Articles

Nineteenth Century 239

VI. Books

Twentieth Century 241

VII. Articles

Twentieth Century 249

Curriculum Vitae of Christopher J. Gray 269.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-258) and index.

ISBN:

1580460488

OCLC:

49225842