Other titles: Military intervention and decolonization in Africa Description: New York : Cambridge University Press, | Series: African studies series | Includes bibliographical references and index. Title: France’s wars in Chad : military intervention and decolonization in Africa / Nathaniel Kinsey Powell. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Powell, Nathaniel Kinsey, author. First published 2021 A catalogue record for this publication is available from the British Library. Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press.
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