The end of empire in French West Africa : France's successful decolonization? / Tony Chafer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chafer, Tony.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Decolonization--Africa, French-speaking West.

Decolonization.

Africa, French-speaking West--History--1884-1960.

Africa, French-speaking West.

Africa, French-speaking West--Colonial influence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (284 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Berg, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In an effort to restore its world-power status after the humiliation of defeat and occupation, France was eager to maintain its overseas empire at the end of the Second World War. Yet just fifteen years later France had decolonized, and by 1960 only a few small island territories remained under French control. The process of decolonization in Indochina and Algeria has been widely studied, but much less has been written about decolonization in France's largest colony, French West Africa. Here, the Frenc h approach was regarded as exemplary -- that is, a smooth transition successfully managed

Contents:

Prelude to decolonization : the Popular Front and the Second World War

New political context, 1944-6

Decolonization through assimilation : the struggle for emancipation, 1946-50

Building the nationalist movement, 1950-6 : the trade union, student and youth movements

Policy and politics, 1950-6

The Loi-cadre and the 'Balkanization' of French West Africa, 1956-60

Nationalist politics and the campaign for independence, 1957-60

Conclusion : decolonization and the French colonial legacy.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-255) and index.

ISBN:

9781845206307

1845206304

OCLC:

171579395