The Métis of Senegal: Urban Life and Politics in French West Africa
"An important contribution to African history that traces the rise and decline of the métis community of St. Louis-du-Sénégal, one of the mixed race communities that sprouted in the various corners of the European empire." —Martin Klein, University of Toronto"Recommended." —Choice"[T]his is an immensely successful first book, and we can only hope that Jones will delve deeper into some of these topics in her future work." —American Historical Review"Overall, Jones’s book represents an important contribution to studies of the French colonial presence in Africa, exploring that presence through a new and productive perspective that offers nuanced and often surprising insights." —Bulletin of Francophone Postcolonial Studies