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French Colonial Documentary : Mythologies of Humanitarianism /
Tracing the visual rhetoric of French colonial humanitarianism, Peter J. Bloom?s unexpected analysis reveals how the project of remaking the colonies in the image of France was integral to its national identity. Bloom focuses on the promotion of French education efforts, hygienic reform, and new agr...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Minneapolis :
University of Minnesota Press,
2008.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Tracing the visual rhetoric of French colonial humanitarianism, Peter J. Bloom?s unexpected analysis reveals how the project of remaking the colonies in the image of France was integral to its national identity. Bloom focuses on the promotion of French education efforts, hygienic reform, and new agricultural techniques in the colonies as a means of renegotiating the social contract between citizens and the state on an international scale. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (304 pages): illustrations, maps |
| ISBN: | 9780816656462 |