Book contents
- Conflicts of Colonialism
- African Studies Series
- Conflicts of Colonialism
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Mademba and the Foundations of the Bargains of Collaboration, 1852–1888
- 2 Conquest and Construction of Indirect Rule in the French Soudan, 1886–1891
- 3 “A World of Deception and Defection”
- 4 “A Curious and Very Engaging Mixture of European and Native Customs”
- 5 The Coming Storm, 1898–1899
- 6 Rule of Law and the Bargains of Collaboration
- 7 “An Unexpected and Precious Collaborator”
- 8 Remaking Mademba, 1906–1931
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- African Studies Series
Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 February 2022
- Conflicts of Colonialism
- African Studies Series
- Conflicts of Colonialism
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Mademba and the Foundations of the Bargains of Collaboration, 1852–1888
- 2 Conquest and Construction of Indirect Rule in the French Soudan, 1886–1891
- 3 “A World of Deception and Defection”
- 4 “A Curious and Very Engaging Mixture of European and Native Customs”
- 5 The Coming Storm, 1898–1899
- 6 Rule of Law and the Bargains of Collaboration
- 7 “An Unexpected and Precious Collaborator”
- 8 Remaking Mademba, 1906–1931
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- African Studies Series
Summary
The Introduction raises the central question of how the gradually maturing colonial state in French West Africa responded to the allegations of Mademba’s abuses of power. In so doing, this chapter explores the historiographical debates regarding indirect rule in French and British colonial West Africa and the tensions between a military rule of law and a civilian rule of law, which were linked to the conflicts of colonialism. In focusing on Mademba’s life and career within the colonial state, this chapter also explores the concepts of bricolage – how Mademba periodically remade himself given the changed circumstances of colonialism and the place of African intermediaries within the colonial state.
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- Conflicts of ColonialismThe Rule of Law, French Soudan, and Faama Mademba Sèye, pp. 1 - 24Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022