Transactional culture in colonial Dakar, 1902-44 /

"Examines Dakar's transformation from a small colonial capital to a dynamic city, highlighting how its resourceful residents challenged French control by forging adaptive economic relationships. During a transformative era in the first half of the twentieth century, Dakar-former capital of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Petrocelli, Rachel M. (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Rochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2024.
Series:	Rochester studies in African history and the diaspora.
Subjects:	City and town life > Senegal > Dakar > History > 20th century. Dakar (Senegal) > Economic conditions > 20th century. Dakar (Senegal) > Social life and customs. Dakar (Senegal) > History > 20th century. France > Colonies > Africa > Administration > History > 20th century. Vie urbaine > Sénégal > Dakar > Histoire > 20e siècle. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African Studies

Table of Contents:

Front Cover
Contents
Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter One. Illusory Roots: Europeans, Autochthony, and Visions of a Capital City
Chapter Two. The Rhetoric of Refoulement in Colonial Dakar
Chapter Three. Challenges and Solutions of the Transient City
Chapter Four. Impediments and Ingenuity in Financial Life
Chapter Five. Ethnic Boundaries, Economic Niches, and Ambiguities in the Colonial City
Chapter Six The Lebanese and the Local in the Interwar Period
Chapter Seven. War's Window: Urban Informality and Control
Epilogue
Bibliography