From 1912 French colonial policy shifted toward preserving African Islamic institutions.
Evidence
The arrival of Paul Marty, an Islamic expert sent by the Colonial Ministry in I9I2 to advise the governor general on Muslim affairs, also ex- plains this “scientific turn.” Under Marty’s direction, a more pragmatic and benign view of African Islam emerged, which emphasized preserving its in- stitutions rather than eradicating them. — Alice L. Conklin, A Mission to Civilize_ The Republican…, 1156
Categorization
Category: Causal Relationships
Related
- Postwar French colonial doctrine shifted in response to African resistance. (similarity 0.85)
- Delafosse persuaded colonial policy toward respecting African institutions (similarity 0.84)
- West African revolts forced Dakar to reverse its assimilationist policies (similarity 0.84)
- French colonial ideology shifted in step with metropolitan political changes. (similarity 0.83)
- French officials shifted naturalization policy toward racial separation in the 1920s (similarity 0.83)
- Colonized peoples’ revolts in Africa intensified France’s interwar racial conservatism (similarity 0.83)
- Moral-civilizing doctrine mattered more than economic in French colonial policy. (similarity 0.82)
- Failed prewar policies forced France into a conservative civilizing mission. (similarity 0.82)
- World War I drove French West Africa toward a more conservative civilizing mission (similarity 0.82)
- French colonial ideology and governance policy shifted together toward association in the interwar period. (similarity 0.82)
- French colonial policy racialized in the 1920s, retreating from assimilation toward racial separation. (similarity 0.82)
- Postwar revolts pushed French administrators toward respecting African institutions. (similarity 0.81)
- French colonial policy shifted from emancipation to gradual political initiation (similarity 0.81)
- French policy respected African custom only when it did not clash with civilization (similarity 0.81)
- French colonialism in West Africa operated through an internally coherent civilizing logic. (similarity 0.81)
Broader Connections
- French colonial justice policy tried to stop Islam’s spread by grouping Africans by ethnicity
#contradicts(0.70) — Alice L. Conklin, A Mission to Civilize_ The Republican…, 413 - Delafosse persuaded colonial policy toward respecting African institutions
#expands(0.70) — Alice L. Conklin, A Mission to Civilize_ The Republican…, 614 - Colonial revolts and knowledge of African cultures reshaped French civilizing doctrine.
#expands(0.65) — Alice L. Conklin, A Mission to Civilize_ The Republican…, 39 - Rebellions and Paris conservatism pushed France toward respecting African institutions
#corroborates(0.60) — Alice L. Conklin, A Mission to Civilize_ The Republican…, 623 - French republican policy held French civilization universally applicable despite claiming to respect African customs
#complicates(0.55) — Alice L. Conklin, A Mission to Civilize_ The Republican…, 324 - French officials shifted naturalization policy toward racial separation in the 1920s
#complicates(0.50) — Alice L. Conklin, A Mission to Civilize_ The Republican…, 566 - European views on African civilization dramatically changed in the early 20th century.
#expands(0.40) — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 988