Locality, mobility, and "nation" : periurban colonialism in Togo's Eweland, 1900-1960 / Benjamin N. Lawrance.

Author/creator Lawrance, Benjamin N.
Format Book
Publication InfoRochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2007.
Descriptionxiv, 288 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects
Ewe (African people)--History. --20th century.
Ewe (African people)--Politics and government. --20th century.
Nationalism--Togo.
Decolonization--Togo. --History.
Rural-urban relations--Togo.
Togo--History.
Togo--History. --Autonomy and independence movements.
France--Colonies. --Africa. --History. --20th century.

SeriesRochester studies in African history and the diaspora ; v. 31
Rochester studies in African history and the diaspora v. 31. ^A494126
Contents Introduction : conceptualizing periurban colonialism in sub-Saharan Africa -- Mobility, locality, and Ewe identity in periurban Eweland -- Intervention and dissent : manufacturing the model periurban chief -- Crisis in an Ewe "capital" : the periurban zone descends on the city -- Vodou and resistance : politico-religious crises in the periurban landscape -- The German Togo-bund and the periurban manifestations of "nation" -- From Eweland to la République Togolaise : the Guide du Togo and the periurban circulation of knowledge.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [245]-275) and index.
LCCN 2007012886
ISBN9781580462648 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN1580462642 (alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks DT 510.43.E94 L38 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold