عنوان

Native sons :

(Number (ISBN

082233755X

(Number (ISBN

0822337681

(Number (ISBN

9780822337553

(Number (ISBN

9780822337683

Title Proper

Native sons :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

West African veterans and France in the twentieth century /

First Statement of Responsibility

Gregory Mann.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Durham :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Duke University Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2006.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

ix, 333 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations, maps ;

Dimensions

25 cm.

Series Title

Politics, history, and culture

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-320) and index.

Text of Note

Soldier families and slavery's echoes -- Ex-soldiers as unruly clients, 1914-40 -- Veterans and the political wars of 1940-60 -- A military culture on the move : Tirailleurs Sénégalais in France, Africa, and Asia -- Blood debt, immigrants, and arguments.

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Text of Note

"For much of the twentieth century, France recruited colonial subjects from sub-Saharan Africa to serve in its military, sending West African soldiers to fight its battles in Europe, Southeast Asia, and North Africa. Gregory Mann argues that in the early twenty-first century, among Africans in France and Africa, and particularly in Mali, the belief that France has not adequately recognized and compensated the African veterans of its wars is widely held and frequently invoked. It continues to animate the relationship between France and Africa, especially debates about African immigration to France. Mann draws on archival research and extensive interviews with surviving Malian veterans of French wars to explore the experiences of the African soldiers. He contends that specific ideas about mutual obligation and uneven exchange that had developed in Mali during the era of slavery remain influential today, informing Malians' conviction that France owes them a "blood debt" for the military service of African soldiers in French wars. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET.

Title

Native sons.

Veterans-- Mali-- History-- 20th century.

Afrikanen.

Armed Forces-- Colonial forces.

International relations.

Kolonialtruppe

Krigsveteraner-- historia-- Mali-- 1900-talet.

Militär

Veteran.

Veteranen.

Veterans.

France, Armed Forces, Colonial forces, Mali.

France, Relations, Mali.

Mali, History, Military, 20th century.

Mali, Relations, France.

France.

Frankreich

Frankrike, relationer, Mali.

Mali, relationer, Frankrike.

Mali.

Mali.

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Edition

Class number

Book number

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System Code

System Code

Mann, Gregory,1971-

Date of Transaction

20200822140021.0

Electronic name

[Book]

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