Location: 
Francophone Africa
Gregory Mann received his B.A. from the Universityof Georgia (1993) and his Ph.D. from Northwestern (2000). He is the author of Native Sons: West African Veterans and France in the 20th Century (2006), which was co-winner of the David Pinkney prize of the Society for French Historical Studies for the best book in French history published in North America in 2006. His articles have appeared in the American Historical Review, Politique Africaine, Comparative Studies in Society and History, and the Journal of African History. Professor Mann is currently working on a history of the Sahel.