The yearning for relief : a history of the Sawaba movement in Niger

TitleThe yearning for relief : a history of the Sawaba movement in Niger
Publication TypeBook
Year of Publication2013
AuthorsK. van Walraven
Series titleAfrika-Studiecentrum series
Issue25
Date Published2013///
PublisherBrill
Place PublishedLeiden [etc.]
Publication Languageeng
KeywordsNiger
Abstract
This study traces the history of the Sawaba movement in Niger and its rebellion against the French-protected regime during the 1960s. Tracing the story from a social history perspective, the book places an entire generation of activists, removed from the offical record, back into mainstream Nigérien history. It analyses Sawaba's guerrilla campaign and failure, followed by the movement's destruction. The book is based on interviews with survivors and a vast range of archival resources, including those of France's secret service. [ASC Leiden abstract]

 

IR handle/ Full text URLhttp://hdl.handle.net/1887/37758
Link to Review(s)

http://journals.sub.uni-hamburg.de/giga/afsp/article/view/866/873

http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0021853713000686

http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/asr.2014.106

 

 

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