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Elizabeth A. Foster - Faith in Empire: Religion, Politics, and Colonial Rule in French Senegal, 1880–1940 - 9780804783804 - V9780804783804
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Faith in Empire: Religion, Politics, and Colonial Rule in French Senegal, 1880–1940

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Description for Faith in Empire: Religion, Politics, and Colonial Rule in French Senegal, 1880–1940 Hardback. This book is an innovative exploration of French colonial rule in Senegal between 1880 and 1940, through the prism of religion and religious policy. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDS; 3JH; 3JJH; HBJH; HBLL; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 510.

Faith in Empire is an innovative exploration of French colonial rule in West Africa, conducted through the prism of religion and religious policy. Elizabeth Foster examines the relationships among French Catholic missionaries, colonial administrators, and Muslim, animist, and Christian Africans in colonial Senegal between 1880 and 1940. In doing so she illuminates the nature of the relationship between the French Third Republic and its colonies, reveals competing French visions of how to approach Africans, and demonstrates how disparate groups of French and African actors, many of whom were unconnected with the colonial state, shaped French colonial rule. Among other topics, ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804783804
SKU
V9780804783804
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Ref
99-50

About Elizabeth A. Foster
Elizabeth A. Foster is Assistant Professor of History at Tufts University.

Reviews for Faith in Empire: Religion, Politics, and Colonial Rule in French Senegal, 1880–1940
"Foster explores the intricate web of relationship that defined colonial Senegal between 1880 and 1940 and shaped interactions among administrators, Catholic missionaries, and Africans, including Muslims, animists, and the minority of Christian converts. This complex, engaging story is deeply rooted in research in colonial and religious archives . . . Recommended."
C. Higgs
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