Chafer, Tony. <br/><br/>
The end of empire in French West Africa :  France's successful decolonization? / 
Tony Chafer. 
 - Oxford ;  New York :  Berg,  2002. 
 - 1 online resource (xviii, 264 pages) :  illustrations, map 
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<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-255) and index. 
<br/><br/>Prelude to decolonization : the Popular Front and the Second World War -- New political context, 1944-6 -- Decolonization through assimilation : the struggle for emancipation, 1946-50 -- Building the nationalist movement, 1950-6 : the trade union, student and youth movements -- Policy and politics, 1950-6 -- The Loi-cadre and the 'Balkanization' of French West Africa, 1956-60 -- Nationalist politics and the campaign for independence, 1957-60 -- Conclusion : decolonization and the French colonial legacy. 
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<br/><br/> In an effort to restore its world-power status after the humiliation of defeat and occupation, France was eager to maintain its overseas empire at the end of the Second World War. Yet just fifteen years later France had decolonized, and by 1960 only a few small island territories remained under French control. The process of decolonization in Indochina and Algeria has been widely studied, but much less has been written about decolonization in France's largest colony, French West Africa. Here, the Frenc h approach was regarded as exemplary -- that is, a smooth transition successfully managed. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781845206307 1845206304 1845206312 9781845206314 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label>9781845206307  codeMantra 
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<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>019377625  Uk 1859735525  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Chronological Terms: </label><br/>1884-1960 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Decolonization--Africa, French-speaking West.<br/>D�ecolonisation--Afrique occidentale francophone.<br/>HISTORY--General.<br/>Colonial influence<br/>Decolonization<br/>Entkolonialisierung<br/>Dekolonisatie.<br/>Africa.<br/>African history.<br/>Colonialism & imperialism.<br/>European history.<br/>History.<br/>West Africa.<br/>History.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Africa, French-speaking West--History--1884-1960.<br/>Africa, French-speaking West--Colonial influence.<br/>Afrique occidentale francophone--Histoire--1884-1960.<br/>Afrique occidentale francophone--Influence coloniale.<br/>French-speaking Western Africa<br/>Westafrika<br/>Frankreich
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>History
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DT352.5  / .C48  
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>960/.917541