France and the New Imperialism

Bruno Charbonneau is Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science, Laurentian University, Canada.

• Chapter 1 French Security Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa; Chapter 2 The Symbolic State, Security, and Symbolic France; Chapter 3 Colonizing the Political in Africa: Underwriting French Hegemony and Proscribing Dissent; Chapter 4 Authorizing Hegemony: French Power and Military Cooperation, 1960–1994; Chapter 5 Into the Twenty-First Century: Liberal War, Global Governance, and French Military Cooperation; Chapter 6 Making (In)Security: The Use of Force to Master Violence; Chapter 7 Complicity in Genocide: France in Rwanda; Chapter 8 Hegemonic Struggles, Hegemonic Restructuring: France in Côte d’Ivoire; Chapter 9 Conclusion: France and the New Imperialism;

'A valuable and provocative book, combining insightful deployment of critical theoretical ideas on security and the symbolic state with historically and empirically rich analyses of French engagements with Africa. The author successfully demonstrates both the dynamism and the powerful continuities that mark Franco-African relations, to the detriment of most Africans within the ambit of this deeply rooted special relationship.' David Black, Dalhousie University, Canada '...this book raises a number of fascinating questions and opens a necessary and long delayed debate about France's security policy in Africa...' Journal of Contemporary European Studies '...the book succeeds in showing where the Franco-African complex has come from and how it has endured, rendering it open to further scrutiny. It also forms a useful guide to how such issues might be investigated in other contexts.' African Affairs