Mission to Civilize The Republican Idea of Empire in France and West Africa, 1895-1930

Name: Mission to Civilize The Republican Idea of Empire in France and West Africa, 1895-1930
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ISBN: 9780804740128

ISBN-10: 0804740127

ISBN-13: 9780804740128

Edition: 1997

Authors: Alice L. Conklin

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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 with distinct racist overtones? By focusing on a particular group of colonial officials in a specific setting—the governors general of French West Africa from 1895 to 1930—the author argues that the ideal of a special civilizing mission had a decisive impact on colonial policymaking and on the evolution of modern French republicanism generally. French ideas of civilization—simultaneously republican, racist,…

Book details

List price: $38.00
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Publication date: 2/1/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.83" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English

Alice L. Conklin is Professor of History at The Ohio State University. She is the author of A Mission to Civilize: The Republican Idea of Empire in France and West Africa, 1895-1930 , coauthor of France and Its Empire since 1870 , and coeditor of European Imperialism: 1830-1930: Climax and Contradictions.



Preface


A Note on Orthography and Translation


Introduction



The Setting: The Idea of the Civilizing Mission in 1895 and The Creation of the Government General



Public Works and Public Health Civilization, Technology, And Science (1902-1914)



Forging the Republican 'sujet': Schools, Courts, and The Attack on Slavery (1902-1908)



""""En Faire Des Hommes"""": William Ponty and The Pursuit of Moral Progress (1908-1914)



Revolt and Reaction: World War I and Its Consequences (1914-1930)



""""Democracy"""" Reinvented: Civilization Through Association (1914-1930)



Civilization Through Coercion: Human Mise En Valeur' In The 1920's


Conclusion


Reference Matter


Notes


Bibliography


Index