As the French public debates its present diversity and its colonial past, few remember that between 1946 and 1960 the inhabitants of French colonies possessed the rights of French citizens. Moreover, they did not have to conform to the French civil code that regulated marriage and inheritance. One could, in principle, be a citizen and different too. Citizenship between Empire and Nation examines momentous changes in notions of citizenship, sovereignty, nation, state, and empire in a time of acute uncertainty about the future of a world that had earlier been divided into colonial...
As the French public debates its present diversity and its colonial past, few remember that between 1946 and 1960 the inhabitants of French colonie...
A study of work in the European-African colonial relationship during the first half of the 20th century. Labor relations became increasingly tense during the 1940s due to a rising urban working class, and this book examines the transformation of the relations by focusing on African dockworkers.
A study of work in the European-African colonial relationship during the first half of the 20th century. Labor relations became increasingly tense dur...
