Citizenship between Empire and Nation: Remaking France and French Africa, 1945–1960
 Book cover | |
| Author | Frederick Cooper (historian) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | History of Algeria, French colonial empire |
| Genre | Non-fiction, history |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
Publication date | 2014 |
| Pages | 512 |
| ISBN | 978-0691161310 |
| Website | Princeton University Press |
Citizenship between Empire and Nation: Remaking France and French Africa is a book by Frederick Cooper published in 2014 by Princeton University Press. The work is about citizenship, colonialism, and identity in France and French North Africa from 1946 to 1960.[1][2]
Structure
[edit]The work contains normal front material and a preface by the author followed by eight main chapters:
- From French Empire to French Union
- A Constitution for an Empire of Citizens
- Defining Citizenship, 1946–1956
- Claiming Citizenship: French West Africa, 1946–1956
- Reframing France: The Loi- Cadre and African Federalism, 1956–1957
- From Overseas Territory to Member State: Constitution and Conflict, 1958
- Unity and Division in Africa and France, 1958–1959
- Becoming National
The work ends with a conclusion and a bibliography.[3]
Academic journal reviews
[edit]- Pearson-Patel, Jessica (2015). "Reviewed work: Interlopers of Empire: The Lebanese Diaspora in Colonial French West Africa, Andrew Arsan". The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 48 (1): 135–136. JSTOR 44715397.
- Ginio, Ruth (2015). "Reviewed work: Africa in the World: Capitalism, Empire, Nation-State, Frederick Cooper; Citizenship between Empire and Nation: Remaking France and French Africa, 1945-1960, Frederick Cooper". The American Historical Review. 120 (5): 1844–1847. doi:10.1093/ahr/120.5.1844. JSTOR 43697084.
- Cole, Joshua (2019). "Reviewed work: Citizenship between Empire and Nation: Remaking France and French Africa, 1945–1960, Frederick Cooper". French Politics, Culture & Society. 37 (3): 148–151. JSTOR 26893031.
- Oloyede, Olajide (2014). "Agony in Nation-State Building/ Agonie dans construction de la nation". African Sociological Review / Revue Africaine de Sociologie. 18 (1): 149–153. JSTOR afrisocirevi.18.1.149.
- Keese, Alexander (2015). "Reviewed work: Citizenship between Empire and Nation: Remaking France and French Africa, 1945—1960, Frederick Cooper". The Journal of Interdisciplinary History. 46 (2): 285–287. doi:10.1162/JINH_r_00848. JSTOR 43829766. S2CID 143240867.
- Warson, Joanna (2015). "Reviewed work: Citizenship between Empire and Nation: Remaking France and French Africa, 1945–1960, FREDERICK COOPER". Africa: Journal of the International African Institute. 85 (3): 554–555. doi:10.1017/S0001972015000418. JSTOR 24525702. S2CID 141551866.
- Goerg, Odile (2015). "Reviewed work: Citizenship between Empire and Nation: Remaking France and French Africa, 1945-1960, Français et Africains ? Être citoyen au temps de décolonisation, « Histoire Payot », Frederick Cooper, Christian Jeanmougin". Revue Historique. 1 (673): 235–238. JSTOR 43885030.
- Schmidt, Elizabeth (2016). "The Accidental Nation-State". The Journal of African History. 57 (1): 140–141. doi:10.1017/S0021853715000572. JSTOR 44509250. S2CID 164857011.
Awards
[edit]- 2015: George Louis Beer Prize, American Historical Association.[4]
- 2015: Martin A. Klein Prize, American Historical Association.[5]
Publication history
[edit]- Cooper, Frederick (2014), Citizenship between Empire and Nation: Remaking France and French Africa, 1945–1960 (Hardback ed.), Princeton University Press
About the author
[edit]Frederick Cooper is historian and Professor Emeritus of history at New York University; their scholarship and writing focuses on Modern African history and colonialism. Their other works include Colonialism in Question (2005) and coauthor of Empires in World History (2011).[6]
Similar or related works
[edit]- A History of Algeria by James McDougall
- A Savage War of Peace: Algeria, 1954-1962 by Alistair Horne
- History and the culture of nationalism in Algeria by James McDougall
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Notes
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ Ginio, Ruth (2015). "Reviewed work: Africa in the World: Capitalism, Empire, Nation-State, Frederick Cooper; Citizenship between Empire and Nation: Remaking France and French Africa, 1945-1960, Frederick Cooper". The American Historical Review. 120 (5): 1844–1847. doi:10.1093/ahr/120.5.1844. JSTOR 43697084.
- ^ Keese, Alexander (2015). "Reviewed work: Citizenship between Empire and Nation: Remaking France and French Africa, 1945—1960, Frederick Cooper". The Journal of Interdisciplinary History. 46 (2): 285–287. doi:10.1162/JINH_r_00848. JSTOR 43829766. S2CID 143240867.
- ^ Cooper, F. (2014). Table of Contents: Citizenship between Empire and Nation: Remaking France and French Africa, 1945–1960. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-1-4008-5028-0.
- ^ "George Louis Beer Prize Recipients", American Historical Association, 2015, retrieved 24 August 2023
- ^ "Martin A. Klein Prize Recipients", American Historical Association, 2015, retrieved 24 August 2023
- ^ "Frederick Cooper", New York University, retrieved 24 August 2023
External links
[edit]- Citizenship between Empire and Nation: Remaking France and French Africa, 1945–1960, Princeton University Press.
- Citizenship between Empire and Nation: Remaking France and French Africa, 1945–1960, Project Muse.
- Citizenship between Empire and Nation: Remaking France and French Africa, 1945–1960, JSTOR.