Histoire et politique dans la vallée du fleuve Sénégal: Mauritanie. Hiérarchies, échanges, colonisation et violences politiques, VIIIe-XXIe siècle

moment of visibility in the history of ‘sex talk’ to show how ideas about Arab sexuality became symbolically key to the struggle to define decolonised France. Its use of testimonials, fiction and audiovisual sources bring a useful multidisciplinary perspective for writing Maghrebi male voices and perspectives into the history of French decolonisation. Its format, topic, and resonance with current issues will likely make it an accessible and enjoyable book for undergraduate students, while its incisive analysis, use of innovative sources, and historiographical framing make it an important addition to graduate student reading lists. This study brings a laser-sharp focus to liminal spaces and identities in a way that illuminates broad transformations in both the history of sex, and the role of sex in history. In its rewriting of the connection between sexual revolution and the Algerian revolution, it constitutes a landmark book for the study of French identity and politics, colonialism and decolonisation, and the history of sex and gender.