Nearly Native, Barely Civilized
Henri Gaden's Journey through Colonial French West Africa (1894-1939)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2707736 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Roy Dilley |
| Year | 2014 |
| Pages | 442 |
| Publication date | 2014-01-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Nearly native, barely civilized (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/9789004265288 |
| OpenAlex | W581088571 |
| Open Library | OL31171763M |
| ISBN | 9789004265288 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
Nearly Native, Barely Civilized by Roy Dilley offers the first full-length biography of Henri Gaden, an exceptional French colonial character who lived through some of the most radical transformations in West African history. It provides an in-depth, intimate and rounded portrayal of the man, his place in history, and the contradictions, tensions and ambiguities not only in his personal and professional life but also at the heart of the colonial enterprise. Soldier, ethnographer and linguist, lover, father, administrator and Governor, Henri Gaden (1867-1939) lived for 45 years in West Africa. Faced with the chaos, insecurity and insanity of colonial existence, Gaden experienced a rich mosaic of human pain and passion, of curiosity and intellectual endeavour, of folly and failure
Archaeology · Art · Art history · Biography · Character (mathematics · Colonialism · Curiosity · Ethnography · Genealogy · Governor · Insanity · Passion · Political science · African history and culture studies · History · Law · Psychology · 1884-1960 · Administration · Africa · Colonial administrators · Colonies · Henri Gaden (1867-1939) · Linguists · Mauritania · politics and government · West · West Africa
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,55 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2022 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |