Contesting French West Africa : battles over schools and the colonial order, 1900-1950 / Harry Gamble. / Harry Gamble.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gamble, Harry, author.

Series:

France overseas.

France Overseas : Studies in Empire and Decolonization

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Political aspects--Africa, French-speaking West.

Education.

Education--Africa, French-speaking West--French influences.

Educational change--Africa, French-speaking West.

Educational change.

Africa, French-speaking West--History.

Africa, French-speaking West.

France--Colonies--Africa--Administration.

France.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lincoln, [Nebraska] ; London, [England] : University of Nebraska Press, 2017.

Summary:

After the turn of the twentieth century, schools played a pivotal role in the construction of French West Africa. But as this dynamic, deeply researched study reveals, the expanding school system also became the site of escalating conflicts. As French authorities worked to develop truncated schools for colonial "subjects, " many African students and young elites framed educational projects of their own. Weaving together a complex narrative and rich variety of voices, Harry Gamble explores the high stakes of colonial education. With the disruptions of World War II, contests soon took on new configurations. Seeking to forestall postwar challenges to colonial rule, French authorities showed a new willingness to envision broad reforms, in education as in other areas. Exploiting the new context of the Fourth Republic and the extension of citizenship, African politicians demanded an end to separate and inferior schools. Contesting French West Africa critically examines the move toward educational integration that took shape during the immediate postwar period. Growing linkages to the metropolitan school system ultimately had powerful impacts on the course of decolonization and the making of postcolonial Africa.

Contents:

Conflicting visions : framing French West Africa

The lessons of war : rethinking the originaires

Toward the interior : rural schools and colonial reform

Reorienting African schoolteachers : agents of the future

Leopold Sedar Senghor and the popular front : new possibilities for reform

The national revolution in AOF : debating the future during the war years

Gaullist hesitations : from the Brazzaville conference to the liberation

The education of African "citizens" : struggles over integration.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781496202321

1496202325

9781496202345

1496202341

OCLC:

994303769