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

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Label

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

Title remainder

periurban colonialism in Togo's Eweland, 1900-1960

Statement of responsibility

Benjamin N. Lawrance

Creator

• Lawrance, Benjamin N., (Benjamin Nicholas)

Subject

• Africa
• Antikolonialismus
• Autonomy and independence movements
• Decolonization
• Decolonization -- Togo -- History
• Electronic books
• Ewe
• Ewe (African people)
• Ewe (African people) -- History -- 20th century
• Ewe (African people) -- Politics and government
• Ewe (African people) -- Politics and government -- 20th century
• France -- Colonies -- Africa -- History -- 20th century
• French colonies
• HISTORY
• History
• Kolonialismus
• Ländlicher Raum
• Nationalism
• Nationalism -- Togo
• Rural-urban relations
• Rural-urban relations -- Togo
• Togo
• Togo
• Togo -- History
• Togo -- History | Autonomy and independence movements
• 1900-1999

Genre

• History
• Electronic books

Language

eng

Summary

In this original interdisciplinary study of Togo and African colonial history, Benjamin Lawrance synthesizes political, gender, and social history by documenting the contributions of rural-dwelling populations in anti-colonial struggles. Anchoring his arguments on the premise that nationalist historiographies have overstated the role of urban and elite power while undervaluing the strategic place of rural constituencies, Lawrance uses the Ewe nationalist movement of southern Togo as a case study in what he terms "periurban colonialism" -- a historical paradigm that reunites the urban and rural experiences of post-World War I colonialism. By reconciling the marginal and non-elite communities and the social upheavals of the two World War periods, Lawrance offers a new perspective on the colonial experience and the anti-colonial struggle. In focusing on an African country uniquely colonized by the Germans, British, and French, he provides a wealth of information not readily available to the English-language audience. Accessible to scholars of African social history and African culture in general, <I>Locality, Mobility, and "Nation"</I> will occupy a distinguished place among studies of African colonial history and anti-colonial struggles.<BR><BR> Benjamin N. Lawrance is Assistant Professor of African History at the University of California, Davis, where he teaches undergraduate and graduate African and World History. He is the editor of <I>The Ewe of Togo and Benin</I> [2005] and the co-editor of <I>Intermediaries, Interpreters and Clerks</I> [2006]

Member of

• Rochester studies in African history and the diaspora, v. 31

Action

digitized

Cataloging source

OCLCE

Government publication

government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Illustrations

• illustrations
• maps

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• dictionaries
• bibliography

Series statement

Rochester studies in African history and the diaspora

Series volume

v. 31