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Nearly Native, Barely Civilized by Roy Dilley offers the first full-length biography of Henri Gaden, an exceptional French colonial character who lived through some of the most radical transformations in West African history. It provides an in-depth, intimate and rounded portrayal of the man, his place in history, and the contradictions, tensions and ambiguities not only in his personal and professional life but also at the heart of the colonial enterprise.
Soldier, ethnographer and linguist, lover, father, administrator and Governor, Henri Gaden (1867-1939) lived for 45 years in West Africa. Faced with the chaos, insecurity and insanity of colonial existence, Gaden experienced a rich mosaic of human pain and passion, of curiosity and intellectual endeavour, of folly and failure.
Contents
Table of Contents
Dedication
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Note on Orthography
Introduction
A Funeral, Thursday, 14th December 1939
Chapter One. Gironde, Paris and Beyond
Chapter Two. Agent of Commerce, African Novice: From Bordeaux to Bandiagara, 1894-1896
Interlude: Furlough in France I
Chapter Three. On the Trail of the Black Napoleon, 1897-1899
Interlude: Furlough in France II
Chapter Four. The Mallam and the Qadis: A Posting to Zinder, 1900-1903
Interlude: Furlough in France III
Chapter Five. Cherchez la Femme: Tchekna, Chad, 1904-1907
Interlude: Furlough in France IV
Chapter Six. Confidential Relations: Boutilimit, Mauritania, 1908-1911
Interlude: Furlough in France V
Chapter Seven. Paperwork and Bullets: The Years of Scholarship and War, 1912-18
Chapter Eight. Governor, Savant, Adopted Son: St Louis, 1919-1927
Chapter Nine. The Monk of St Louis, 1927-1939
Index
General Bibliography
Bibliography of Henri Gaden's Published Works
