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Arsan, Andrew,

Interlopers of empire : the Lebanese diaspora in colonial French West Africa / Andrew Arsan. - 1 online resource (xviii, 341 pages) : maps (black and white)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This work is the first comprehensive history of the Lebanese migrant communities of colonial French West Africa, a vast expanse covering present-day Senegal, Cãote d'Ivoire, Mali, Guinea, Benin and Mauritania. While others have concentrated on these migrants' role in the colonial economy, this work reconstructs not just their commercial undertakings and strategies, but also their everyday practices, understandings of place and kin, and political thoughts and sentiments. In doing so, it makes the case for a new understanding of diasporic life.

ISBN: 9780199388202 (ebook) : No price

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Lebanese--History.--Africa, West
Lebanese--Social conditions.--Africa, West

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
France--Colonies--History.--Africa, West
France--Colonies--Race relations.--Africa, West

LC Class. No.: DT474.6.L35 / A77 2014

Dewey Class. No.: 305.89275692066