Author: White, Dorothy Shipley
Title: Black Africa and De Gaulle: From the French Empire to Independence
Description: University Park [PA], Penn State University Press, (1979). orig.cloth. 23x15cm, (10),314 pp, Small tear to dustwrapper.. Textual photo illustrations. Minor rubbing. VG. In a faded dustwrapper. dustwrapper. ¶ Contents: The Life & Death of the First Colonial Empire of France; The Gathering of the Second Colonial Empire of France; A Preparation for History; Ideas & the Man; The Descent to the Abyss; The Broken Sword of France; Storm Clouds Gather & Retreat; The Road to Brazzaville; Nationalism in Africa: A Chain Reaction; Brazzaville: An Uncertain Step into the Future; Post Mortem on Brazzaville; Promises, Dreams, & First Fruits; Two Constituent Assemblies Create a Union; In the Desert; The World from Colombey; The Climax of Decolonization; The Life & Death of a Community; The Trial of the Spirit; After the Climax.

Keywords: French Colonial History, France Colonialism, Charles De Gaulle, Decolonization, Independence, Sub-Saharan Africa, Diplomatic Politics, Diplomacy Political, Independent