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The Yearning for Relief

The Yearning for Relief

Van Walraven, Klaas

Paperback

African HistoryAncient History GeneralGeneral European History

ISBN10: 900424574X
ISBN13: 9789004245747
Publisher: Brill
Published: Feb 6 2013
Pages: 968
Weight: 3.25
Height: 2.00 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.40
Language: English
The Sawaba movement and its rebellion in Niger are a totally neglected subject. Klaas van Walraven traces this story from a social history perspective, placing an entire generation of activists, removed from the official record, back into mainstream Nigérien history. Representing a genuine social movement, Sawaba formed Niger's first autonomous government under French suzerainty. Overthrown by the Gaullists and persecuted, it attempted a comeback with a guerrilla campaign (1960-1966), which ended in failure and led to the movement's destruction.
The Yearning for Relief - based on numerous interviews with survivors and a vast range of archival sources, including France's secret service - is essential reading for the reappraisal of Niger's history and the role of militant nationalist movements in the decolonisation of French West Africa.

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