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This text offers a socio-political history of post-war Francophone West Africa, focusing on colonial conscripts from Senegal.
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Authors: Ferdinand De Jong
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Senegal's cultural heritage sites are in many cases remnants of the French empire. This book examines how an independent nation decolonises its colonial heritag
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This book explores how the eponymous and original Lingua Franca was recognized as a potential linguistic template for future military and colonial pidgins. The
Soldiers of Misfortune
Language: en
Pages: 294
Authors: Nancy Ellen Lawler
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This is a study of the African veterans of a European war. It is a story of men from the Cote d'Ivoire, many of whom had seldom traveled more than a few miles f
Tirailleurs
Language: en
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Authors: Thomas H. Richey
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The Tirailleurs was a company of soldiers from Brusly Landing, West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. They were mostly Acadians and fought gallantly for the Southe