Paths of Accommodation: Muslim Societies and French Colonial Authorities in Senegal and Mauritania, 1880-1920

by David Robinson

Book Overview

Between 1880 and 1920, Muslim Sufi orders became pillars of the colonial regimes and economies of Senegal and Mauritania. In Paths of Accommodation , David Robinson examines the ways in which the leaders of the orders negotiated relations with the Federation of French West Africa in order to preserve autonomy within the religious, social, and economic realms while abandoning the political sphere to their non-Muslim rulers. This was a striking development...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821413538
• ISBN13: 9780821413531
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: Ohio University Press
• Length: 377 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.6"