French Women and the Empire The Case of Indochina |
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| Author:
| Ha, Marie-Paule |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-964036-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2014 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $170.00 |
Book Description:
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The first book-length investigation of colonial gender politics in Third Republic France, using Indochina as a case study, charts women's experiences and activities to reveal a transformation in French views of empire: from colonial life as an exclusively male preserve to one where women's presence was seen as essential.
The first book-length investigation of colonial gender politics in Third Republic France, using Indochina as a case study, charts women's experiences and activities to reveal a transformation in French views of empire: from colonial life as an exclusively male preserve to one where women's presence was seen as essential.