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The French Empire Between the Wars
Martin Thomas
其他書名
Imperialism, Politics and Society
出版Manchester University Press, 2005
主題History / Europe / FranceHistory / WorldHistory / Modern / 20th Century / GeneralPolitical Science / International Relations / GeneralPolitical Science / Imperialism
ISBN07190651869780719065187
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=xlD0JS16w9oC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋The French empire between the wars is the first study of the French colonial empire at its height in the twenty years following the First World War. Based on extensive archival research, it addresses current debates about French methods of rule and their impact on colonial peoples, the origins of decolonisation, and the role of popular imperialism in French society and culture. By considering the distinctiveness of the inter-war years as a discrete period of colonial change, this book addresses several larger issues, such as tracing the origins of decolonisation in the rise of colonial nationalism, and a re-assessment of the impact of inter-war colonial rebellions in Africa, Syria and Indochina. The book also connects French theories of colonial governance to the lived experience of colonial rule in a period scarred by war and economic dislocation. The author analyses colonial decision-making in Paris and the renewed threat of global war, as well as colonial economic conditions and forms of discrimination in the empire to illustrate the process of French imperial decline.