Title French Caribbeans in Africa : diasporic connections and colonial administration, 1880-1939 / Véronique Hélénon

Edition 1st ed Published New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 203 pages) Contents From the Sugar Plantation to the Colonial Administration * The Dimensions of Caribbean Assimilationism * The Colonial Administrative Machinery * The Logics of the Colonial Administration * Paris: A Colonial Crossroad Summary This is the first book-length study of the French Caribbean presence in Africa, and serves as a unique contribution to the field of African Diaspora and Colonial studies. By using administrative records, newspapers, and interviews, it explores the French Caribbean presence in the colonial administration in Africa before World War II "This is the first book-length study of the French Caribbean presence in Africa, and serves as a unique contribution to the field of African Diaspora and Colonial studies. By using administrative records, newspapers, and interviews, it explores the French Caribbean presence in the colonial administration in Africa before World War II"--Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject West Indians -- Africa -- History HISTORY. French colonies Colonies -- Administration West Indians SUBJECT France -- Colonies -- Africa -- Administration -- History France -- Colonies -- Africa -- History Subject Africa Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780230118751 0230118755 9781349289912 1349289914

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