The Kawousan War reconsidered
| Title | The Kawousan War reconsidered |
| Publication Type | Book Chapter |
| Year of Publication | 2003 |
| Authors | I. Kimba |
| Editor | G.J. Abbink, M.E. de Bruijn, and K. van Walraven |
| Secondary Title | Rethinking resistance : revolt and violence in African history |
| Series title | African dynamics, ISSN 1568-1777 ; vol. 2 |
| Pagination | 192 - 217 |
| Date Published | 2003/// |
| Publisher | Brill |
| Place Published | Leiden |
| Publication Language | eng |
| ISBN Number | 90-04-12624-4 |
| Keywords | Africa, colonialism, France, national liberation struggles, Niger |
| Abstract | The Kawousan War (1916-1920) was one of the longest periods of resistance known in Niger and through it the local people - Tuareg, Hausa and others - fought to free their society from French colonial domination. Unlike other interpretations, this chapter looks at the structural causes of the war related to the ecology and economy of the area, the influence of French colonial politics on the nomadic lifestyle, and Islam. It also considers the decisive role of the individual leaders, the breakdown of Tuareg confederations and the creation of new political unities, and the reduction in the powers of the regional chiefs. The effect the Kawousan War had on regions outside the immediate vicinity of the fighting is also investigated. The causes of the war were multifaceted and made it more than purely a religiously inspired revolt. Notes, ref., sum. [Book abstract] |
| IR handle/ Full text URL | http://hdl.handle.net/1887/12904 |
| Citation Key | 282 |