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A Mission to Civilize : The Republican Idea of Empire in France and West Africa, 1895-1930 /
This book addresses a central but often ignored question in the history of modern France and modern colonialism: How did the Third Republic, highly regarded for its professed democratic values, allow itself to be seduced by the insidious and persistent appeal of a "civilizing" ideology wit...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Stanford, CA :
Stanford University Press,
[2022]
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Contents
- Maps
- A Note on Orthography and Translation
- Introduction
- CHAPTER 1 The Setting THE IDEA OF THE CIVILIZING MISSION IN I 89 5 AND THE CREATION OF THE GOVERNMENT GENERAL
- CHAPTER 2 Public Works and Public Health CIVILIZATION, TECHNOLOGY, AND SCIENCE (1902-1914)
- CHAPTER 3 Forging the Republican 'Sujet' SCHOOLS, COURTS, AND THE ATTACK ON SLAVERY (1902-1908)
- CHAPTER 4 "En faire des hommes" WILLIAM PONTY AND THE PURSUIT OF MORAL PROGRESS (1908-1914)
- CHAPTER 5 Revolt and Reaction WORLD WAR I AND ITS CONSEQUENCES (1914-1930)
- CHAPTER 6 "Democracy" Reinvented CIVILIZATION THROUGH ASSOCIATION (I9I4-I930)
- CHAPTER 7 Civilization Through Coercion HUMAN 'MISE EN VALEUR' IN THE 1920's
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index