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"The Routledge Handbook of Francophone Africa brings together a multidisciplinary team of international experts to reflect on the history, politics, societies, and cultures of French-speaking parts of Africa. Consisting of approximately 35% of Africa's territory, Francophone Africa is a sh...
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Routledge,
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| Publisher Address: | Abingdon, Oxon : |
| Publication Dates: | 2024. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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"The Routledge Handbook of Francophone Africa brings together a multidisciplinary team of international experts to reflect on the history, politics, societies, and cultures of French-speaking parts of Africa. Consisting of approximately 35% of Africa's territory, Francophone Africa is a shifting concept, with its roots in French and Belgian colonial rule. This handbook develops and problematizes the term, with thematic sections covering: French and Belgian colonialism, The Maghreb, African Francophones in France, Francophone African Literature and Film, and International relations beyond colonialism. The chapters demonstrate the evolution of "Francophone Africa" into a multi-dimensional construct, with both a material and an imagined reality. Materially, it defines a regional territorial space that coexists with other conceptualisations of African space and borders. Conceptually, Francophone Africa constitutes a shared linguistic and cultural space within which collective memories are shared, not least through their connection to the French imperial imagination. Overall, the Handbook demonstrates that as global power structures and relations evolve, African agency is increasingly assertive in shaping French-Africa relations. Bringing this important debate together into a single volume, this important Handbook will be an essential resource for students and scholars interested in Francophone Africa"-- |
| Carrier Form: | xvii, 485 pages : illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780815350835 081535083X 9781032586069 1032586060 |
| Index Number: | DT33 |
| CLC: | K94-62 |
| Call Number: | K94-62/R869 |
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Introduction / Colonialism and Decolonisation in French sub-Saharan Africa / Françafrique/ The Durability of the "Gendarme de l'Afrique": from Empire to Fighting Terrorism / Francophonie and Africa: Past, Present and Future Perspectives / France and Francophone Africa: An Enduring Financial and Economic Relationship faced with Uncertainty / Colonial Medicine in French West Africa: Scientists for Empire from the origins to independence 1960 / French Schools in sub-Saharan Africa / Reconciling with the Past and Looking to the Future: The Place of the Tirailleurs Sénégalais in Post-Colonial Senegal / Belgian colonisation in Africa and decolonisation / Facing ghosts: Lumumba Shadows / Guilty Imaginaries: rethinking language and ethnicity in post-colonial Rwanda and Burundi / Language Policies in Algeria since 1962: Identity Renewal in the Light of Realpolitik Imperatives / The Languages of Democracy in post 2011 Tunisia / Maghrebi Francophonies: from the Colonial to the Postcolonial and Beyond / "A Great Gang of Black and Brown Humanity": The Lives and Politics of African Migrants in Twentieth Century France, from Vagabonds and Transients to Maritime Labourers and Intellectuals / Postcolonial Migration, Racism and Culture: France and North Africa / Cultural Pan-Africanism in Twentieth Century France / Our lives are political! Afrofeminism in France or the fightback of the granddaughters of Empire / The Road to 2005: How the Memory of Colonialism in France Became a Substitute for Race / Colonial/Postcolonial Francophonies in Sub-Saharan Africa: From Topicality to Universality / The problematic location of Reunionese literature within Francophone studies / How African languages free Francophone African cinema / 'Francophones' and 'Anglophones' in Cameroon: Official bilingualism, language competition and everyday practice / A Postcolonial appraisal of Francophone/Anglophone relations in Cameroon / The Commonwealth of Nations and 'francophone' Africa: bridging the colonial divides? / Pan-Africanism in francophone West Africa: continuity vs rupture / Francophone Africa beyond 'colonial partners': French-speaking countries' economic cooperation with China / From Regional Organisations to Coalition Interventions: Francophone Africa and contemporary security challenges / |