Colonial Culture in France since the Revolution

Colonial Culture in France since the Revolution
ISBN-10
0253010535
ISBN-13
9780253010537
Category
History
Pages
648
Language
English
Published
2013-12-02
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Authors
Pascal Blanchard, Nicolas Bancel, Sandrine Lemaire

Description

This landmark collection by an international group of scholars and public intellectuals represents a major reassessment of French colonial culture and how it continues to inform thinking about history, memory, and identity. This reexamination of French colonial culture, provides the basis for a revised understanding of its cultural, political, and social legacy and its lasting impact on postcolonial immigration, the treatment of ethnic minorities, and national identity.

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