French Caribbeans in Africa : Diasporic Connections and Colonial Administration, 1880-1939

"This is the first book-length study of the French Caribbean presence in Africa, and serves as a unique contribution to the field of African Diaspora and Colonial studies. By using administrative records, newspapers, and interviews, it explores the French Caribbean presence in the colonial administration in Africa before World War II"--Provided by publisher

This is the first book-length study of the French Caribbean presence in Africa, and serves as a unique contribution to the field of African Diaspora and Colonial studies. By using administrative records, newspapers, and interviews, Véronique Hélénon explores the French Caribbean presence in the colonial administration in Africa before World War II. The phenomenon of this colonial administration is an especially productive site for understanding the complex relations established both within the African Diaspora and with the French colonial power.

Front Matter....Pages i-ix Introduction: Colonial Diaspora....Pages 1-15 From the Sugar Plantation to the Colonial Administration....Pages 17-47 The Dimensions of Caribbean Assimilationism....Pages 49-75 The Colonial Administrative Machinery....Pages 77-96 The Logics of the Colonial Administration....Pages 97-120 Conclusion....Pages 121-125 Back Matter....Pages 127-203