Pascale Barthélémy. Sororité et Colonialisme. Françaises et Africaines au temps de la guerre froide (1944–1962) Éditions de la Sorbonne, Paris 2022. 368 pp. € 35.00.

Abstract

one characterize this post-postcolonial period? The author barely touches upon this vast question in the conclusion, though admittedly doing so was certainly not the main purpose of the book. Second-Generation Liberation Wars will be of interest to comparativists studying post-colonial conflicts, but also to scholars interested in successor states, international relations, and the meaning of liberation politics in the Global South. However, experts working on Southern Sudan and Iraq will find no new historical elements: the book relies mostly on well-known secondary sources, something the author is transparent about in the introduction. Methodologically, the research demonstrates how relevant in-depth case studies are in comparative politics and how in-depth inductive research can generate valid generalizations. To that extent it is surprising to read that the author insists the book is not a comparative project.