Paths of Accommodation: Muslim Societies and French Colonial Authorities in Senegal and Mauritania, 1880-1920 (Western African Studies)

Between 1880 and 1920, Muslim Sufi orders became pillars of the colonial regimes and economies of Senegal and Mauritania. Robinson (history and African studies, Michigan State University) examines ways in which leaders of the orders negotiated relations with the colonial authorities of French West Africa in order to preserve autonomy from within the religious, social, and economic realms while abandoning the political sphere to their non-Muslim rulers. He discusses the role of Muslim merchants and the mulatto community of Senegal, and examines the impact of electoral institutions created by the Third Republic. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)


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