French Women and the Empire
Download or Read eBook French Women and the Empire PDF written by Marie-Paule Ha and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2014 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Marie-Paule Ha |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 305 |
Release | : 2014 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199640362 |
ISBN-13 | : 019964036X |
Rating | : 4/5 (62 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis French Women and the Empire by : Marie-Paule Ha
Book excerpt: 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.