Book contents
- Conflicts of Colonialism
- African Studies Series
- Conflicts of Colonialism
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Mademba and the Foundations of the Bargains of Collaboration, 1852–1888
- 2 Conquest and Construction of Indirect Rule in the French Soudan, 1886–1891
- 3 “A World of Deception and Defection”
- 4 “A Curious and Very Engaging Mixture of European and Native Customs”
- 5 The Coming Storm, 1898–1899
- 6 Rule of Law and the Bargains of Collaboration
- 7 “An Unexpected and Precious Collaborator”
- 8 Remaking Mademba, 1906–1931
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- African Studies Series
5 - The Coming Storm, 1898–1899
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 February 2022
- Conflicts of Colonialism
- African Studies Series
- Conflicts of Colonialism
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Mademba and the Foundations of the Bargains of Collaboration, 1852–1888
- 2 Conquest and Construction of Indirect Rule in the French Soudan, 1886–1891
- 3 “A World of Deception and Defection”
- 4 “A Curious and Very Engaging Mixture of European and Native Customs”
- 5 The Coming Storm, 1898–1899
- 6 Rule of Law and the Bargains of Collaboration
- 7 “An Unexpected and Precious Collaborator”
- 8 Remaking Mademba, 1906–1931
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- African Studies Series
Summary
Events in France – the Dreyfus Affair – and further afield in French West Africa – the Voulet–Chanoine scandal – exacerbated the conflicts of colonialism and led to the proposals from the Ministry of Colonies to dismember the Soudan as a colony. Allegations of Mademba’s abuses of power were caught up in the maelstrom of this period and led to further investigations into rumors of kidnappings and ritual murder. This was also a period when the bargains of collaboration between Mademba and the French military officers with whom he served were tested by the appointment of a new district commander in Segu, who was not part of these original bargains. Mademba continued to present a benevolent and modernizing face to French visitors to whom he promoted his visions of economic development of the colony based on cotton production, while deepening his concerns over this control over his household and his kingdom.
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- Conflicts of ColonialismThe Rule of Law, French Soudan, and Faama Mademba Sèye, pp. 153 - 177Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022