Citizenship between Empire and Nation: Remaking France and French Africa, 1945–1960

Citizenship between Empire and Nation: Remaking France and French Africa is a book by Frederick Cooper published in 2014 by Princeton University Press. The work is about citizenship, colonialism, and identity in France and French North Africa from 1946 to 1960.

Structure
The work contains normal front material and a preface by the author followed by eight main chapters: The work ends with a conclusion and a bibliography.
 * 1) From French Empire to French Union
 * 2) A Constitution for an Empire of Citizens
 * 3) Defining Citizenship, 1946–1956
 * 4) Claiming Citizenship: French West Africa, 1946–1956
 * 5) Reframing France: The Loi- Cadre and African Federalism, 1956–1957
 * 6) From Overseas Territory to Member State: Constitution and Conflict, 1958
 * 7) Unity and Division in Africa and France, 1958–1959
 * 8) Becoming National

Awards

 * 2015: George Louis Beer Prize, American Historical Association.
 * 2015: Martin A. Klein Prize, American Historical Association.

About the author
Frederick Cooper is historian and Professor Emeritus of history at New York University; their scholarship and writing focuses on Modern African history and colonialism. Their other works include Colonialism in Question (2005) and coauthor of Empires in World History (2011).

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