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1 online resource |
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War and militarism in African history |
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War and militarism in African history.
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Contents |
Introduction. French African Soldiers and Female Conjugal Partners in Colonial Militarism -- Marrying into the Military: Colonization, Emancipation, and Martial Community in West Africa, 1880-1900 -- Colonial Conquest "en Famille": African Military Households in Congo and Madagascar, 1880-1905 -- Mesdames Tirailleurs and Black Villages: Trans-Saharan Experiences in the Conquest of Morocco, 1908-18 -- Domestic Affairs in the Great War: Legal Plurality, Citizenship, and Family Benefits, 1914-18 -- Challenging Colonial Order: Long-Distance, Interracial, and Cross-Colonial Conjugal Relationships, 1918-46 -- Afro-Vietnamese Military Households in French Indochina and West Africa, 1930-56 -- Epilogue. Decolonization, Algeria, and Legacies |
Summary |
"By prioritizing women and conjugality in the historiography of African colonial soldiers, Militarizing Marriage historicizes how the subjugation of women was indispensable to military conquest and colonial rule across French Empire"-- Provided by publisher |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
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Soldiers -- Family relationships -- Africa, West
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Military spouses -- Africa, French-speaking West -- Social conditions -- 20th century
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Women -- Africa, French-speaking West -- Social conditions -- 20th century
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HISTORY / Africa / West
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Soldiers -- Family relationships
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Women -- Social conditions
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SUBJECT |
Africa, French-speaking West -- History -- 1884-1960. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001626
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Subject |
French-speaking Western Africa
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West Africa
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Genre/Form |
History
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9780821440674 |
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0821440675 |
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