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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.
Contents
List of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPART ONE: French West Africa and Its Place in the Vichy Colonial Idea1. Setting the Stage for Vichy: French West Africa on the Eve of World War II2. "A Source of Pride and Greatness": The Place of the Empire in Vichy IdeologyPART TWO: The National Revolution in French West Africa3. Vichy Settles In: Administrative Changes and Continuity4. Spreading the National Revolution in FWA: Propaganda, Education, and Social Organizations5. "Thinking Big": Vichy Economic Visions in FWAPART THREE: Vichy Encounters with African Society6. Vichy and the "Products" of Assimilation: Citizens, Western-Educated Africans, and African Christians7. The Vichy Regime and the "Traditional" Elements of African Society: Chiefs, Soldiers, and Muslims8. Vichy Colonialism and African Society: Change and ContinuityPART FOUR: The Long-Term Significance of the Vichy Period for West African History9. Vichy Colonialism: A Comparative Perspective10. Vichy's Postwar Impact: Decolonization in FWAConclusionsNotesBibliographyIndex
