French Colonialism Unmasked: The Vichy Years in French West Africa

by Ruth Ginio

Book Overview

Before the Vichy regime, there was ostensibly only one France and one form of colonialism for French West Africa (FWA). World War II and the division of France into two ideological camps, each asking for legitimacy from the colonized, opened for Africans numerous unprecedented options. French Colonialism Unmasked analyzes three dramatic years in the history of FWA, from 1940 to 1943, in which the Vichy regime tried to impose the ideology...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803217463
• ISBN13: 9780803217461
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"