{"product_id":"la-francafrique","title":"La Françafrique","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA fresh exploration of the post-colonial relationship between France and Africa, challenging long-held assumptions about French influence in the continent’s political life. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe term ‘\u003cem\u003eFrançafrique\u003c\/em\u003e’ describes a system of domination which has secured French interests in its former African colonies. Despite criticism and controversy, this idea remains one of the leading frameworks for understanding the post-colonial relationship between France and the continent. But what if it never quite existed as mythologised?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoe Gazeley traces the evolution of \u003cem\u003eFrançafrique\u003c\/em\u003e both as a historical narrative and as a conceptual lens through which this narrative has been constructed. Drawing on now declassified material from fourteen archives from across the world, he re-examines archetypal cases from the ‘golden era’ of French post-colonial influence in Africa between 1958 and 1970, situating this relationship in its global context. He provides new insights into the assassination of Cameroonian rebel leader Félix-Roland Moumié; the collapse of the Federation of Mali; the assassination of President Sylvanus Olympio of Togo; the coup d’état which toppled Mali’s President Modibo Keïta; and France’s support for Biafra.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIdentifying the flaws, simplifications and distortions inherent to the\u003cem\u003e Françafrique\u003c\/em\u003e idea, this book challenges the narrative of French predominance in African political life after independence. But is not a rejection of Françafrique in its entirety. Instead, Gazeley offers a reconceptualisation of the idea as an explicit analytical lens.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"C Hurst \u0026 Co Publishers Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":57377385644376,"sku":"9781805266853","price":38.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/la-francafrique","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}