The Métis of Senegal: Urban Life and Politics in French West Africa

by Hilary Jones

The M?tis of Senegal is a history of politics and society among an influential group of mixed-race people who settled in coastal Africa under French colonialism. Hilary Jones describes how the m?tis carved out a niche as middleman traders for European merchants. As the colonial presence spread, the m?tis entered into politics and began to assert their position as local elites and power brokers against French rule. Many of the descendants...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253006740
• ISBN13: 9780253006745
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"