Author : Roy Dilley
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004265287
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (42 download)
Book Synopsis Nearly Native, Barely Civilized by : Roy Dilley
Download or read book Nearly Native, Barely Civilized written by Roy Dilley and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2014-01-02 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.