UID:
almahu_9949284870702882
Format:
1 online resource (xvii, 337 pages) :
,
digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781009106849 (ebook)
Series Statement:
African studies series ; 158
Content:
Based around the life of Mademba Sèye, an African born in the colonial town of Saint Louis du Sénégal in 1852, who transformed himself with the help of his French patrons from a telegraph clerk into an African king, this book examines Mademba's life and career to reveal how colonialism in French West Africa was articulated differently at different times and how Mademba survived these changes by periodically reinventing himself. Investigating Mademba's alleged abuses of power and crimes that pitted French colonial indirect rule policy with its foundations in patronage and loyalty against its stated commitment to the rule of law and the civilizing mission, Conflicts of Colonialism sheds light on conflicts between different forms of colonialism and the deep ambiguities of the rule of law in colonial societies, which, despite serious challenges to Mademba's rule, allowed him to remain king until his death in 1918.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Feb 2022).
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Mademba and the foundations of the bargains of collaboration, 1852-1888 -- Conquest and construction of indirect rule in French Soudan, 1886-1891 -- "A world of deception and defection" : misrule, rebellion, and indirect rule revisited, 1891-1895 -- "A curious and very engaging mixture of European and native customs" : republican traditions and African kings, 1895-1899 -- The coming storm, 1898-1899 -- Rule of law and the bargains of collaboration : Mademba on trial, 1899-1900 -- "An unexpected and precious collaborator" : Mademba's redemption, 1900-1906 -- Remaking Mademba, 1906-1931.
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9781009098045
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009106849
