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Divided Rule: Sovereignty and Empire in French Tunisia, 1881–1938
Mary Dewhurst Lewis
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Description for Divided Rule: Sovereignty and Empire in French Tunisia, 1881–1938
Hardback. Based on archival research in four countries, this title uncovers important links between international power politics and everyday matters of rights, identity, and resistance to colonial authority, while re-interpreting the whole arc of French rule in Tunisia from the 1880s to the mid-20th century. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 b/w photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1HBT; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 570.
After invading Tunisia in 1881, the French installed a protectorate in which they shared power with the Tunisian ruling dynasty and, due to the dynasty's treaties with other European powers, with some of their imperial rivals. This "indirect" form of colonization was intended to prevent the violent clashes marking France's outright annexation of neighboring Algeria. But as Mary Dewhurst Lewis shows in Divided Rule, France's method of governance in Tunisia actually created a whole new set of conflicts. In one of the most dynamic crossroads of the Mediterranean world, residents of Tunisia - whether Muslim, Jewish, or Christian - navigated ... Read more
After invading Tunisia in 1881, the French installed a protectorate in which they shared power with the Tunisian ruling dynasty and, due to the dynasty's treaties with other European powers, with some of their imperial rivals. This "indirect" form of colonization was intended to prevent the violent clashes marking France's outright annexation of neighboring Algeria. But as Mary Dewhurst Lewis shows in Divided Rule, France's method of governance in Tunisia actually created a whole new set of conflicts. In one of the most dynamic crossroads of the Mediterranean world, residents of Tunisia - whether Muslim, Jewish, or Christian - navigated ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
365
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520279155
SKU
V9780520279155
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About Mary Dewhurst Lewis
Mary Dewhurst Lewis is Professor of History at Harvard and author of The Boundaries of the Republic: Migrant Rights and the Limits of Universalism in France, 1918-1940 (Stanford University Press, 2007).
Reviews for Divided Rule: Sovereignty and Empire in French Tunisia, 1881–1938
"This meticulously researched work ... provides a meaningful contribution to the study of both modern European colonialism and North African history. Highly recommended."
M. Gershovich Choice "A thorough and creative analysis of the notion of sovreignity and its social practices in a colonized, legally pluralistic state." Journal of Interdisciplinary History "Perfectly integrated... [endowed] with a wealth of context that ... Read more
M. Gershovich Choice "A thorough and creative analysis of the notion of sovreignity and its social practices in a colonized, legally pluralistic state." Journal of Interdisciplinary History "Perfectly integrated... [endowed] with a wealth of context that ... Read more