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| Title: | French power in Africa |
| Author: | Chipman, John |
| Year: | 1989 |
| Pages: | 289 |
| Language: | English |
| City of publisher: | Oxford |
| Publisher: | Basil Blackwell |
| ISBN: | 0631168192 |
| Geographic terms: | French-speaking Africa Subsaharan Africa France |
| Subjects: | colonialism foreign policy defence |
| Abstract: | In this examination of the history of French power in Africa, the author argues that continued French influence in Africa has been an essential aim of successive French republics, from the imperial past to the postcolonial present. Accomplishment of this aim has been linked to maintaining the strength of the State, to assuring some measure of success in implicit or explicit geopolitical struggles, and to improving the image of French power on the world stage. As an intellectual history, the book covers three broad themes: the idea of French power generally, the role of Africa and French colonies in the definition of that power, and the nature of the myths that served to create images of French power and influence in Africa. In explaining the current strength of French power in Africa the book concentrates largely on black Africa, since it is there that French power is exercised most effectively. The focus is on military power, but French economic influence and diplomatic power in Africa are also reviewed. |