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04275aam a2200493 i 4500 001 F4EC6980E6E611E7A3BFBD0A97128E48 003 SILO 005 20171222010219 008 160725s2017 nbuab b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2016032569 020 $a 0803299494 020 $a 9780803299498 020 $a 0803253397 020 $a 9780803253391 035 $a (OCoLC)946906151 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d BTCTA $d YDXCP $d BDX $d OCLCF $d YDX $d OCLCQ $d ZLM $d UtOrBLW $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a e-fr--- $0 http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/e-fr $0 http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/fw $a f------ $0 http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/f $0 http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/f $a e-fr--- $0 http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/e-fr $0 http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/e-fr 050 00 $a UA709 $b .G55 2017 082 00 $a 355.3089/9604409045 $2 23 100 1 $a Ginio, Ruth, $d 1966- $e author. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2005044349 245 14 $a The French Army and its African soldiers : $b the years of decolonization / $c Ruth Ginio. 264 1 $a Lincoln, NB : $b University of Nebraska Press, $c [2017] 300 $a xxviii, 250 pages : $b illustrations, maps ; $c 24 cm. 490 1 $a France overseas: studies in empire and decolonization 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-237) and index. 505 0 $a Historical background: the Army, the empire, and the decolonization of French West Africa -- The aftermath of World War II: frustration, protest, and rebellion -- The military reforms: a new Army in French West Africa? -- African troops in the wars of decolonization: Indochina, 1946-1954 -- African troops in the wars of decolonization: Algeria, 1954-1962 -- Alternatives to independence: the Army's colonial vision in French West Africa -- Adjusting to a new reality: the Army and the imminent independence -- Conclusion. 520 $a "As part of France's opposition to the independence of its former colonies in the years following World War II, its army remained deeply invested in preventing the decolonization of the territories comprising French West Africa (FWA). Even as late as the 1950s, the French Army clung to the hope that it was possible to retain FWA as a colony, believing that its relations with African soldiers could offer the perfect model for continued ties between France and its West African territories. In The French Army and Its African Soldiers Ruth Ginio examines the French Army's attempts to win the hearts and souls of the local population at a time of turbulence and uncertainty regarding future relations between the colonizer and colony. Through the prism of the army's relationship with its African soldiers, Ginio considers how the army’s activities and political position during FWA's decolonization laid the foundation for France's continued active presence in some of these territories after independence. This project is the first thorough examination of the French Army's involvement in West Africa before independence and provides the essential historical background to understanding France's complex postcolonial military relations with its former territories in Africa." -- Publisher's description 610 10 $a France. $b ArmeÌe $x History $z Africa $x History $y 20th century. 610 17 $a France. $b ArmeÌe. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00539214 651 0 $a Africa, French-speaking West $x History, Military. 650 0 $a Blacks $z France $x History $y 20th century. 650 7 $a Armed Forces $x Colonial forces. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01351753 650 7 $a Blacks. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00833880 651 7 $a Africa. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01239509 651 7 $a Africa, French-speaking Western. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01692605 651 7 $a France. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204289 648 7 $a 1900 - 1999 $2 fast 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1411628 $0 http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1411628 655 7 $a Military history. $2 fast $0 http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1411630 $0 http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1411630 830 0 $a France overseas. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2004155153 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231020022726.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=F4EC6980E6E611E7A3BFBD0A97128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search