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Nearly Native, Barely Civilized: Henri Gaden's Journey Through Colonial French West Africa (1894-1939)
Contributor(s): Dilley, Roy (Author)

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 ISBN: 9004250964     ISBN-13: 9789004250963
Publisher: Brill
OUR PRICE: $107.35  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 2014
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BISAC Categories:
- History | Africa - General
- History | Ancient - General
- Biography & Autobiography | Historical
Series: African History
Physical Information: 1" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" L (1.55 lbs) 460 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - African
- Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated
 
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Publisher Description:
Nearly Native, Barely Civilized by Roy Dilley offers the first full-length biography of Henri Gaden, an exceptional French colonial character who lived through some of the most radical transformations in West African history. It provides an in-depth, intimate and rounded portrayal of the man, his place in history, and the contradictions, tensions and ambiguities not only in his personal and professional life but also at the heart of the colonial enterprise.

Soldier, ethnographer and linguist, lover, father, administrator and Governor, Henri Gaden (1867-1939) lived for 45 years in West Africa. Faced with the chaos, insecurity and insanity of colonial existence, Gaden experienced a rich mosaic of human pain and passion, of curiosity and intellectual endeavour, of folly and failure.
 
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