Author: Kanya-Forstner, A. S. (Alexander Sydney)
Title: The Conquest of the Western Sudan : A Study in French Military Imperialism
Description: Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, (1969). orig. cloth. 24x15cm, viii,297 pp.. 2 folding maps. Bookplate, Some light stains to binding. Good. ¶ Contents: Introduction: the Colonial Army and the Western Sudan; The Background of Conquest; The Revival of the Niger Plan 1876-80; The Occupation of the Niger 1880-3; The Problems of Occupation 1883-6; The Consolidation of the Sudan and the New African Policy; The 'Total Conquest'of the Sudan 1888-93; The Civilian Administration of the Sudan 1893-5 ; The Last Years of Military Rule 1895-9; Conclusion: French African Policy and Military Imperialism

Keywords: African Colonial History, French Colonialism, West Africa, France, Colonies, , , ,