Colonial conscripts : the Tirailleurs Sénégalais in French West Africa, 1857-1960
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Colonial conscripts : the Tirailleurs Sénégalais in French West Africa, 1857-1960
（Social history of Africa）
Heinemann , J. Currey, 1991
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-228) and index
Description and Table of Contents
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: us : pbk ISBN 9780435080525
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In Colonial Conscripts, Myron Echenberg traces the social history of a large and diverse group of West Africans who served in Senegalese regiments of the French colonial army. Examining both how the soldiers and veterans lived out their lives in service and how the military institution functioned, Dr Echenberg also reviews the African military within a framework bounded by such issues as labor, migration, and demography. The main focus is on how rank-and-file African soldiers, officers, and veterans responded to their ambiguous and often contradictory position within the colonial social formation.
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: uk : pbk ISBN 9780852556016
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Focusing on colonial conscripts from Senegal the author provides a socio-political history of post-war Francophone West Africa. Of the Western colonial powers only France introduced universal male conscription (from 1912 to 1960). Echenberg examines the lives of these West African soldiers and veterans and how they responded to their ambiguous and often contradictory position within the colonial social formation.
North America: Heinemann
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: uk ISBN 9780852556511
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This text offers a socio-political history of post-war Francophone West Africa, focusing on colonial conscripts from Senegal.
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