Conquest and Resistance in West Africa: The Jeandet Affair and the Illusion of Colonial Justice - Hardcover
by Ruth Ginio
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Availability:In StockContributor:Ruth GinioSeries:Studies in Modern French and Francophone HistoryPublish date:9/2/2025Pages:256
Language:EnglishPublisher:Manchester University PressISBN-13:9781526187376ISBN-10:152618737XUPC:9781526187376Book Category:History, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:Europe, Africa, Colonialism & Post-ColonialismBook Topic:France, WestSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.63 inchesWeight:0.9811Product ID:SCPW1BEVPF
Conquest and Resistance in West Africa: The Jeandet Affair and the Illusion of Colonial Justice
This book is an enthralling account of a legal scandal, which erupted in colonial Senegal in 1890 and reached the French metropolitan press and the parliament. The murder of a colonial administrator, Abel Jeandet, by one of his soldiers led to the brutal and illegal executions without trial of the killer and two local dignitaries. The volume follows the fascinating story of Ndiereby Ba, the widow...
Series: Studies in Modern French and Francophone History
Language:EnglishPublisher:Manchester University PressISBN-13:9781526187376ISBN-10:152618737XUPC:9781526187376Book Category:History, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:Europe, Africa, Colonialism & Post-ColonialismBook Topic:France, WestSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.63 inchesWeight:0.9811Product ID:SCPW1BEVPF
Ruth Ginio is Professor of History at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
Publisher: Manchester University Press
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