France and Islam in West Africa, 1860-1960

Zusammenfassung This is a major contribution to the social! political and intellectual history of the French West African Federation. Focusing on French policy towards Islam! it sheds light on a wide range of issues! from the grand strategy of French imperialism to the psychology of individual administrators in isolated outposts of the empire. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Map; 1. Introduction; Part I. 1850-1989: Nineteenth-century origins of French Islamic policy: 2. French Islamic policy in Senegal and Algeria; Part II. 1898-1912: The Fear of Islam: 3. The fear of Islam; 4. Education policy and Islam; 5. French Islamic policy in crisis: the Futa Jallon 1909-1912; Part III. French Scholarship and the Definition of Islam Noir: 6. Scholar-administrators and the definition of Islam Noir; 7. The First World War; Part IV 1920-1940: The French Stake in Islam Noir: 8. Post-war attitudes to Islam; 9. The French stake in Islam; 10. The 'rediscovery' of Islam; 11. Epilogue 1940-1960; 12. Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Christopher Harrison
• Con la collaborazione di: David Anderson (Editore), Carolyn Brown (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 18.09.2003
• EAN: 9780521541121
• ISBN: 978-0-521-54112-1
• Dimensioni: 155 mm x 230 mm x 15 mm
• Serie: African Studies; Print On Demand; Print on demand
• Categoria: Saggistica > Storia > Altro