The Cameroon war : a history of French neocolonialism in Africa /
According to conventional wisdom, France's empire in sub-Saharan Africa ended peacefully. But this book tells a different story. The shocking violence of a secret war roiled Cameroon in the 1950s and '60s. A mass movement for self-determination had emerged under the leadership of the Union...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Verso Books,
2025.
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| Series: | Southern questions.
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| Summary: | According to conventional wisdom, France's empire in sub-Saharan Africa ended peacefully. But this book tells a different story. The shocking violence of a secret war roiled Cameroon in the 1950s and '60s. A mass movement for self-determination had emerged under the leadership of the Union of the Peoples of Cameroon (UPC), and France lashed out in acts of brutal repression. Just as they had in Algeria, French forces waged a bloody and pitiless counterinsurgency campaign. They eventually eradicated the opposition and installed a client dictatorship in the capital, Yaoundé. |
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| Item Description: | "Originally published as La guerre du Cameroun. L'invention de la Françafrique 1948-1971 <div>© Éditions La Découverte 2016"--Title page verso. |
| Physical Description: | 192 pages : maps ; 21 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781788733762 1788733762 |