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Yet just fifteen years later France had decolonized, and by 1960 only a few small island territories remained under .

Yet just fifteen years later France had decolonized, and by 1960 only a few small island territories remained under French control. The process of decolonization in Indochina and Algeria has been widely studied, but much less has been written about decolonization in France's largest colony, French West Africa. Here, the French approach was regarded as exemplary - that is, a smooth transition successfully managed by well intentioned French politicians and enlightened African leaders.

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Home Browse Books Book details, The End of Empire in French West Africa: France's. The End of Empire in French West Africa: France's Successful Decolonization? By Tony Chafer. Yet just fifteen years later France had decolonized, and by 1960 only a few small island territories remained under French control.

In this book, Tony Chafer attacks the popular view that decolonization in French West Africa was "successful. In other words, that the French government gave independence to its territories in West Africa. Chafer makes it clear that this was untrue, as there was a massive nationalist movement capable of bringing down French rule. It was only "successful" in that it did not wind up as a violent debacle like Indochina or Algeria.

There aren't many books about the decolonization of French West Africa, but End of Empire sets the .

There aren't many books about the decolonization of French West Africa, but End of Empire sets the bar high for any others. It has brilliant detail about how Fthe region was integrated into the French empire, in a process which was certainly not a French attempt to prepare the region for independence - conversely, the French,, up amazingly to just a few years before the independence, plwere constantly trying to figure out how to incorporate the region into a reformed French empire, essentially roe rebuild and.

In an effort to restore its world-power status after the humiliation of defeat and occupation, France was eager to maintain its overseas empire at the end of the Second World War. Yet just fifteen years later France had decolonized, and by 1960 only a few small island territories remained under.

As a syntheis of French West Africa's decolonization, Chafer's book constitutes a useful resource for scholars of. .This book is easy to read and excellently covers the end of the French Empire across a vast part of Africa. A great read for all those interested in decolonization.

As a syntheis of French West Africa's decolonization, Chafer's book constitutes a useful resource for scholars of modern African and French history and a broader history of colonialism. Journal of Colonialism and Colonial History. Tony Chafer Principal Lecturer in French and African Studies,University of Portsmouth. One person found this helpful.

Print version: Chafer, Tony. End of empire in French West Africa. This title explores the process of decolonization of France's largest colony, French West Africa. Oxford ; New York : Berg, 2002 (DLC) 2002001531 (OCoLC)48958398. The author challenges the traditional dichotomy between "imperial" and "colonial" history, and asks was successful decolonization achieved largely by accident.

1957-60 Conclusion : decolonization and the French colonial legacy. On this site it is impossible to download the book, read the book online or get the contents of a book. Geographic Name: Africa, French-speaking West History 1884-1960. Geographic Name: Africa, French-speaking West Colonial influence. The administration of the site is not responsible for the content of the site. The data of catalog based on open source database. All rights are reserved by their owners.