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Citizenship between Empire and Nation: Remaking France and French Africa, 1945–1960

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]

Citizenship between Empire and Nation: Remaking France and French Africa
Book cover
AuthorFrederick Cooper (historian)
LanguageEnglish
SubjectHistory of Algeria, French colonial empire
GenreNon-fiction, history
PublisherPrinceton University Press
Publication date
2014
Pages512
ISBN978-0691161310
WebsitePrinceton University Press

Structure

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The work contains normal front material and a preface by the author followed by eight main chapters:

  1. From French Empire to French Union
  2. A Constitution for an Empire of Citizens
  3. Defining Citizenship, 1946–1956
  4. Claiming Citizenship: French West Africa, 1946–1956
  5. Reframing France: The Loi- Cadre and African Federalism, 1956–1957
  6. From Overseas Territory to Member State: Constitution and Conflict, 1958
  7. Unity and Division in Africa and France, 1958–1959
  8. Becoming National

The work ends with a conclusion and a bibliography.[3]

Academic journal reviews

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Awards

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  • 2015: George Louis Beer Prize, American Historical Association.[4]
  • 2015: Martin A. Klein Prize, American Historical Association.[5]

Publication history

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  • Cooper, Frederick (2014), Citizenship between Empire and Nation: Remaking France and French Africa, 1945–1960 (Hardback ed.), Princeton University Press

About the author

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Main article: Frederick Cooper (historian)

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]

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See also

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References

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Notes

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Citations

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "George Louis Beer Prize Recipients", American Historical Association, 2015, retrieved 24 August 2023
  5. ^ "Martin A. Klein Prize Recipients", American Historical Association, 2015, retrieved 24 August 2023
  6. ^ "Frederick Cooper", New York University, retrieved 24 August 2023
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