Militarizing marriage : West African soldiers' conjugal traditions in modern French empire /
By prioritizing women and conjugality in the historiography of African colonial soldiers, Militarizing Marriage historicizes how the subjugation of women was indispensable to military conquest and colonial rule across French Empire.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Athens :
Ohio University Press,
[2020]
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| Series: | War and militarism in African history.
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| Summary: | By prioritizing women and conjugality in the historiography of African colonial soldiers, Militarizing Marriage historicizes how the subjugation of women was indispensable to military conquest and colonial rule across French Empire. |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 301 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780821424223 082142422X |