The Me 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 me tis carved out a niche as middleman traders for European merchants. As the colonial presence spread, the me 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 traders continue to wield influence in contemporary Senegal. Jones's nuanced portrait of me tis ascendency examines the influence of family connect