| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 276 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Signares, habitants, and grumets in the making of Saint Louis -- Métis society and transformations in the colonial economy (1820-70) -- Religion, marriage, and material culture -- Education, association, and an independent press -- From outpost to empire -- Electoral politics and the métis (1870-90) -- Urban politics and the limits of republicanism (1890-1920). |
| Summary |
The Métis of Senegal is a history of politics and society among an influential group of mixed-race people who settled in coastal Africa under French colonialism. Hilary Jones describes how the métis carved out a niche as middleman traders for European merchants. As the colonial presence spread, the métis entered into politics and began to assert their position as local elites and power brokers against French rule. Many of the descendants of these traders continue to wield influence in contemporary Senegal. Jones's nuanced portrait of métis ascendency examines the influence of family connect. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Racially mixed people -- Senegal -- Saint-Louis -- Social conditions -- 19th century.
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Racially mixed people. |
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Senegal -- Saint-Louis. |
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Social conditions. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
| Subject |
Sociology, Urban -- Senegal -- Saint-Louis.
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Sociology, Urban. |
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Assimilation (Sociology) -- Senegal -- Saint-Louis.
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Assimilation (Sociology) |
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Elite (Social sciences) -- Senegal -- Saint-Louis.
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Elite (Social sciences) |
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Metropolitan government -- Senegal -- Saint-Louis -- History -- 19th century.
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Metropolitan government. |
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History. |
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Political leadership -- Senegal -- Saint-Louis -- History -- 19th century.
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Political leadership. |
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Saint-Louis (Senegal) -- Social conditions -- 19th century.
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Saint-Louis (Senegal) -- Politics and government -- 19th century.
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France -- Colonies -- Africa -- Administration.
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France. |
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Colonies. |
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Africa. |
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Administration. |
| Chronological Term |
1800 - 1899 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Jones, Hilary, 1971- Métis of Senegal. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2013 (DLC) 2012025896 |
| ISBN |
9780253007056 (electronic book) |
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0253007054 (electronic book) |
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9780253006738 (cl alkaline paper) |
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9780253006745 (pb alkaline paper) |
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0253006732 |
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9781283994118 |
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1283994119 |
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0253006740 |
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