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Locality, mobility, and "nation" : periurban colonialism in Togo's Eweland, 1900-1960

Title
Locality, mobility, and "nation" : periurban colonialism in Togo's Eweland, 1900-1960 / Benjamin N. Lawrance.
Author
Lawrance, Benjamin N. (Benjamin Nicholas)
Publication
Rochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2007.

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Description
xiv, 288 p. : ill., maps; 24 cm.
Series Statement
Rochester studies in African history and the diaspora ; v. 31
Subject
  • Ewe (African people) > History > 20th century
  • Ewe (African people) > Politics and government > 20th century
  • Nationalism > Togo
  • Decolonization > Togo > History
  • Rural-urban relations > Togo
  • Togo > History
  • Togo > History > Autonomy and independence movements
  • France > Colonies > History > Africa > 20th century
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-275) and index.
Contents
Introduction : conceptualizing periurban colonialism in sub-Saharan Africa -- Mobility, locality, and Ewe identity in periurban Eweland -- Intervention and dissent : manufacturing the model periurban chief -- Crisis in an Ewe "capital" : the periurban zone descends on the city -- Vodou and resistance : politico-religious crises in the periurban landscape -- The German Togo-bund and the periurban manifestations of "nation" -- From Eweland to la République Togolaise : the Guide du Togo and the periurban circulation of knowledge.
Call Number
JFE 08-251
ISBN
  • 9781580462648 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 1580462642 (alk. paper)
LCCN
2007012886
OCLC
122424165
Author
Lawrance, Benjamin N. (Benjamin Nicholas)
Title
Locality, mobility, and "nation" : periurban colonialism in Togo's Eweland, 1900-1960 / Benjamin N. Lawrance.
Imprint
Rochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2007.
Series
Rochester studies in African history and the diaspora ; v. 31
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-275) and index.
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JFE 08-251
Sc E 08-61
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