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The French Colonial Mind, Volume 1: Mental Maps of Empire and Colonial Encounters
Martin Thomas
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Description for The French Colonial Mind, Volume 1: Mental Maps of Empire and Colonial Encounters
Paperback. Considers French colonial experiences in Africa and Southeast Asia and identifies the processes that made Frenchmen and women into ardent imperialists Editor(s): Thomas, Martin. Series: France Overseas: Studies in Empire and Decolonization Series. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 167 x 27. Weight in Grams: 636.
What made France into an imperialist nation, ruler of a global empire with millions of dependent subjects overseas? Historians have sought answers to this question in the nation’s political situation at home and abroad, its socioeconomic circumstances, and its international ambitions. But all these motivating factors depended on other, less tangible forces, namely, the prevailing attitudes of the day and their influence among those charged with acquiring or administering a colonial empire. The French Colonial Mind explores these mindsets to illuminate the nature of French imperialism. The first of two linked volumes, Mental Maps of Empire and Colonial Encounters brings together ... Read more
What made France into an imperialist nation, ruler of a global empire with millions of dependent subjects overseas? Historians have sought answers to this question in the nation’s political situation at home and abroad, its socioeconomic circumstances, and its international ambitions. But all these motivating factors depended on other, less tangible forces, namely, the prevailing attitudes of the day and their influence among those charged with acquiring or administering a colonial empire. The French Colonial Mind explores these mindsets to illuminate the nature of French imperialism. The first of two linked volumes, Mental Maps of Empire and Colonial Encounters brings together ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
Series
France Overseas: Studies in Empire and Decolonization Series
Number of Pages
424
Place of Publication
Lincoln, United States
ISBN
9780803220935
SKU
V9780803220935
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About Martin Thomas
Martin Thomas is a professor of colonial history at Exeter University. He is the author of several books, including The French Empire Between the Wars: Imperialism, Politics, and Society and Empires of Intelligence: Security Services and Colonial Disorder after 1914. Contributors include Patricia M. E. Lorcin, Emanuelle Sibeud, Ruth Ginio, John Strachan, Anne Raffin, Kenneth Orosz, Maria Del Mar Logrono, Jennifer Dueck, ... Read more
Reviews for The French Colonial Mind, Volume 1: Mental Maps of Empire and Colonial Encounters
"Edited by Martin Thomas, it gathers contributions from well- and lesser-known scholars of French colonial history alike... The French Colonial Mind is a well-conceived and well-executed edited collection. It is undoubtedly a significant work, being of interest to both scholars of French colonial history and of those looking to improve their understanding of the ways in which imperial thinking shaped ... Read more