An empire divided religion, republicanism, and the making of French colonialism 1880-1914

With case studies on Indochina, Polynesia, and Madagascar, this work tells the story of how troubled relations between Catholic missionaries and a host of republican critics shaped colonial policies. It also talks about Catholic perspectives, and domestic French politics in the tumultuous decades be...

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Main Author: Daughton, J. P.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2006, 2006
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:With case studies on Indochina, Polynesia, and Madagascar, this work tells the story of how troubled relations between Catholic missionaries and a host of republican critics shaped colonial policies. It also talks about Catholic perspectives, and domestic French politics in the tumultuous decades before WWI.
Physical Description:xi, 330 p. ill., maps
ISBN:9780199866991