The Métis of Senegal: Urban Life and Politics in French West AfricaThe M tis of Senegal is a history of politics and society among an influential group of mixed race people who settled in coastal Africa under French colonialism. Hilary Jones describes how the m tis carved out a niche as middleman traders for European merchants. As the colonial presence spread, the m tis entered into politics and began to assert their position as local elites and power brokers against French rule. Many of the descendants of these