Military Settlement Forms in Colonial Dakar and Western Sudan: Hesitative Moments

Liora Bigon

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Military Settlement Forms in Colonial Dakar and Western Sudan: Hesitative Moments

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This historical essay critically examines the early military settlement projects realized by the French Engineering Corps in Senegal and the Western Sudan during the second half of the 19th century. The French were preoccupied with the establishment of official control over the hinterland, confronting a variety of challenges in situ. In striving to go beyond the prestigious image of the Corps and the discourse on colonial settlement forms as an instrument for domination, this article exposes aspects of uncertainty and haphazardness behind the projects. Visual correspondence with indigenous cultures is expanded, employing a rich variety of historical sources.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	494-508
Number of pages	15
Journal	Journal of Asian and African Studies
Volume	51
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0021909614548240
State	Published - 1 Aug 2016
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Dakar
French colonial planning
Western Sudan
indigenous architecture
military forts
power/powerlessness

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