| Children of the French Empire: Miscegenation and Colonial Society in French West Africa 1895-1960 Contributor(s): White, Owen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198208197 ISBN-13: 9780198208198 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $180.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2000 Annotation: This book vividly recreates the lives and identities of the children born of relationships between French men and African women in colonial French West Africa. It shows how colonial policies and attitudes influenced the lives of this mixed-race population and analyzes their responses to living in a racially divided society. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - Marriage & Family - History | Africa - General - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 306.846 |
| LCCN: 99038791 |
| Lexile Measure: 1670 |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 6.22" W x 8.34" (0.86 lbs) 210 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book vividly recreates the lives and identities of the children born of relationships between French men and African women in colonial French West Africa. It shows how colonial policies and attitudes influenced the lives of this mixed-race population and analyzes their responses to living in a racially divided society. |
