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Free French Africa in World War II : the African resistance / Eric T. Jennings, University of Toronto.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jennings, Eric T. (Eric Thomas), 1970- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- France libre--History.
- France libre.
- France combattante--History.
- France combattante.
- World War, 1939-1945--Africa, French-speaking Equatorial.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Cameroon.
- World War, 1939-1945--Participation, African.
- History.
- France--Colonies--Africa.
- France.
- Colonies.
- Africa.
- Physical Description:
- pages cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
- Contents:
- Part I) Free France's African gambit
- Colonies without motherlands
- Africa as legitimacy
- Dysfunction in Gaullist Africa
- Part II) The war
- The empire strikes back
- Free French Africa in arms
- Part III) Resource extraction, wartime abuses, and African experiences
- Rubber, gold, and the battle for resources
- Colonial practices and wartime imperatives.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781107048485
- 1107048486
- OCLC:
- 905419549
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