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French Colonialism Unmasked, French Colonialism Unmasked, 0803222122, 0-8032-2212-2, 978-0-8032-2212-0, 9780803222120, Ruth Ginio, France Overseas: Studies in Empire and Decolonization, French Colonialism Unmasked, 080325380X, 0-8032-5380-X, 978-0-8032-5380-3, 9780803253803, Ruth Ginio, France Overseas: Studies in Empire and Decolonization, French Colonialism Unmasked, 0803217463, 0-8032-1746-3, 978-0-8032-1746-1, 9780803217461, Ruth Ginio
, France Overseas: Studies in Empire and Decolonizatio
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French Colonialism Unmasked
hardcover
2006.
246 pp.
Illus., maps
978-0-8032-2212-0
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paperback
2008.
264 pp.
1 map, 3 photographs, 4 tables
978-0-8032-1746-1
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 Before the Vichy regime, there was ostensibly only one France and one form of colonialism for French West Africa (FWA). World War II and the division of France into two ideological camps, each asking for legitimacy from the colonized, opened for Africans numerous unprecedented options. French Colonialism Unmasked analyzes three dramatic years in the history of FWA, from 1940 to 1943, in which the Vichy regime tried to impose the ideology of the National Revolution in the region. Ruth Ginio shows how this was a watershed period in the history of the region by providing an in-depth examination of the Vichy colonial visions and practices in fwa. She describes the intriguing encounters between the colonial regime and African society along with the responses of different sectors in the African population to the Vichy policy. Although French Colonialism Unmasked focuses on one region within the French Empire, it has relevance to French colonial history in general by providing one of the missing pieces in research on Vichy colonialism.  Ruth Ginio is a research fellow at the Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She is the author of articles in International Journal of African Historical Studies, Revue d'histoire moderne et contemporaine, Cahiers d'etudes africaines, and several other journals.
 “This first full-length book on Vichy colonialism in French West Africa will serve as a valuable contribution for scholars grappling with that challenging period of French national and imperial history. . . . Ginio’s book provides rich material and a clear argument that may serve as a starting point for fruitful debate. This rigorous synthetic account will speak to a wide range of scholars concerned with French fascism, the Vichy regime, Vichy colonialism, and colonial West Africa.”—Gary Wilder, American Historical Review "Lively, meticulously researched, well-written volume. . . . . Ginio has give us a major new study in the [Robert] Paxton tradition, while also making skilled use of oral interviews, and a growing anthropological literature on African societies not available until more recent times. . . . French Colonial Unmasked will be a valuable addition to courses in French and African history, and to colonial studies in general."—Frederick Quinn, International Journal of African Historical Studies “The first study to focus on the Vichy period in French West Africa…. It will be of interest not only to historians of empire and of metropolitan France, but also to historians of the Second World War, as studies focusing on the impact of the war in Africa remain scarce. It is thoroughly researched and clearly and economically written.”—Journal of Military History “It significantly extends our knowledge about the Vichy period in AOF.” —Alexander Keese, Africa Affairs
“Direct, informative, and clear.”—French Review “One of the strengths of Ginio’s narrative is her use of oral testimony, garnered from contemporary interviews she conducted with Africans who lived through the Vichy years in FWA, to add a personal dimension to the administrative policies she examines. . . . [Ginio] has written a book that will reliably and informatively guide anyone wishing to know more about FWA during the Vichy period.”—Richard S. Fogarty, H-Net Book Reviews/H-French-Colonial
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