Children of the French Empire: Miscegenation and Colonial Society in French West Africa 1895-1960

By Owen White

Book Overview

This book vividly recreates the lives and identities of the children born of relationships between French men and African women in colonial French West Africa. It shows how colonial policies and attitudes influenced the lives of this mixed-race population and analyzes their responses to living in a racially divided society.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198208197
• ISBN13: 9780198208198
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 8.3"