French colonial reading of ethnographic research. The case of the "Desertion" of the Abron King and its aftermath

Cahiers d'Etudes Africaines

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 337-357

  Ginio, Ruth ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Abron; African chiefs; Colonial policy; C te d'lvoire; Customary; Ethnography; French West Africa; Vichy

Indexed keywords

COLONIALISM; POLITICAL HISTORY;

(WEST); AFRICA; COTE D'IVOIRE;

EID: 0036325121     PISSN: 00080055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4000/etudesafricaines.146     Document Type: Article

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