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Informationen zum Autor Ruth Ginio is a research fellow at the Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She is the author of articles in International Journal of African Historical Studies, Revue d'histoire moderne et contemporaine, Cahiers d'etudes africaines, and several other journals. Klappentext Ruth Ginio is a research fellow at the Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She is the author of articles in International Journal of African Historical Studies! Revue d'histoire moderne et contemporaine! Cahiers d'etudes africaines! and several other journals. Zusammenfassung 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. This book 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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...