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French Colonial History

Books on: french colonial empire

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Building the Devil's Empire: French Colonial New Orleans

Book by Shannon Lee Dawdy; University of Chicago Press, 2008

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City Planning--Louisiana--New Orleans--History--18th Century, Ethnology--Louisiana--New Orleans--History--18th Century, French--Louisiana--New Orleans--History--18th Century, Louisiana--History--To 1803, New Orleans (La.)--Colonial Influence, New Orleans (La.)--Ethnic Relations--History--18th Century, New Orleans (La.)--History--18th Century, New Orleans (La.)--Social Conditions--18th Century

Collections: History, Entire Library

...continuation of anothers. The colonial narrative was a collaborative...du Terrage prefaced his book on French Louisiana with these words: Let...indeed, the maintenance of the French colonial empire. May this sad tableau of Louisiana...
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Children of the French Empire: Miscegenation and Colonial Society in French West Africa, 1895-1960

Book by Owen J. White; Oxford University, 1999

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Africa, French-Speaking West--Race Relations, Miscegenation--Africa, French-Speaking West--History--20th Century, Racially Mixed Children--Africa, French-Speaking West--History--20th Century

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...West Africa and in the colonial ministry in Paris; it...to gravitate towards French Indochina, which promised...manpower, and with little French settlement in West Africa...potentially able to provide the French. Before breaking down...B. Cohen, Rulers of Empire: The French Colonial...
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The End of Empire in French West Africa: France's Successful Decolonization?

Book by Tony Chafer; Berg, 2002

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Africa, French-Speaking West--Colonial Influence, Africa, French-Speaking West--History--1884-1960, Decolonization--Africa, French-Speaking West

Collections: History, Entire Library

...part of the French empire by remaking them...maintenance of France's colonial presence, albeit...part of the French empire, there were tensions...metropolitan and the local colonial state, over which...modernizing elites of French capitalism and colonial...in practice. The French Union was a rigid...
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Les Sauvages Americains: Representations of Native Americans in French and English Colonial Literature

Book by Gordon M. Sayre; University of North Carolina Press, 1997

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American Literature--Colonial Period, Ca. 1600-1775--History And Criticism, Canadian Literature--History And Criticism, Colonies In Literature, French-American Literature--History And Criticism, French-Canadian Literature--History And Criticism, Indians In Literature, Indians Of North America--Historiography

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...settlements of Louisiana, which the French had worked so hard to build, disappeared...attempt to legitimate the fallen colonial empire by attributing to it a natural innocence...of frontier settlements. For the French, on the other hand, overtly learning...
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The French Second Empire: An Anatomy of Political Power

Book by Roger Price; Cambridge University Press, 2001

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France--History--Second Empire, 1852-1870, France--Kings And Rulers--Biography, Napoleon--Iii--Emperor Of The French--1808-1873

Collections: History, Entire Library

...displayed considerable personal courage in colonial skirmishes, had little experience of...5. 79 H. Dutailly, Larmee du Second Empire in J. Perot et al., Une visite au camp de Chalons sous le second empire Paris 1996 , p. 10.

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Journal Articles on: french colonial empire

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Cultural Force: Makers and Defenders of the French Colonial Empire

Journal article by Tony Chafer; The Historian, Vol. 69, 2007

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Books--Book reviews, Cultural Force: Makers and Defenders of the French Colonial Empire (Book)--Book reviews

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...and Defenders of the French Colonial Empire. by Tony Chafer...and Defenders of the French Colonial Empire. By Barnett Singer...is that "Western or French, imperialism was not...Frances two colonial empires, and, in so doing...
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Children of the French Empire: Miscegenation and Colonial Society in French West Africa 1895-1960

Journal article by Robert Aldrich; French Politics, Culture and Society, Vol. 19, 2001

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Book reviews, Books--Book reviews, Children of the French Empire: Miscegenation and Colonial Society in French West Africa 1895-1960 (Book)

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Children of the French Empire: Miscegenation and Colonial Society in French West Africa 1895-1960. by Robert Aldrich Owen White, Children of the French Empire: Miscegenation and Colonial Society in French...
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Building the Devil's Empire: French Colonial New Orleans

Journal article by Joyce E. Chaplin; Journal of Southern History, Vol. 76, 2010

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Books--Book reviews, Building the Devil's Empire: French Colonial New Orleans (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews

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...Devils Empire: French Colonial New Orleans. by Joyce...the Devils Empire: French Colonial New Orleans...Building the Devils Empire: French Colonial New Orleans...for the towns lasting French foundations was a mere...the neo-Europes. Empires and colonies were successful...
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Building the Devil's Empire: French Colonial New Orleans

Journal article by Thomas N. Ingersoll; The Historian, Vol. 73, 2011

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Books--Book reviews, Building the Devil's Empire: French Colonial New Orleans (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews

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Building the Devils Empire: French Colonial New Orleans. by Thomas N. Ingersoll Building the Devils Empire: French Colonial New Orleans. By Shannon...and the smuggling capital of the French Caribbean. She argues "that colonialism...
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Making a Colonial Culture? Empire and the French Public, 1880-1940

Journal article by Edward Berenson; French Politics, Culture and Society, Vol. 22, 2004

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Books--Book reviews, Culture Coloniale: La France conquise par son Empire, 1871-1931 (Book), Hybrid Modernities: Architecture and Representation at the 1931 Colonial Exposition, Paris (Book), Promoting the Colonial Idea: Propaganda and Visions of Empire in France (Book)--Book reviews, Quand on chantait les colonies (Book)

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Making a Colonial Culture? Empire and the French Public...Lyautey, the colonial hero who...making the French conscious of their empire ... and...imaginations of colonial theorists...Vincennes did a French empire operate without...

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Magazine Articles on: french colonial empire

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French Colonialism and Its Proconsuls

Magazine article by Allan Ramsay; Contemporary Review, Vol. 286, May 2005

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Books--Book reviews, Cultured Force: Makers and Defenders of the French Colonial Empire (Book)--Book reviews

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French Colonialism and Its Proconsuls...Makers and Defenders of the French Colonial Empire. Barnett Singer and John...The moment has passed. Colonial empires are a thing of the past...Ramsay is familiar with French colonialism from his time...
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Sarkozy's War against Al Qaeda: France, the Former Colonial Power in North Africa, Goes after Al Qaeda for Beheading a French Hostage, Joining Maghreb States, Who Are Also Stepping Up the Hunt for Jihadist Marauders. but While There May Be an Element of Justice Seeking in the New French Initiative, Paris Also Has Commercial Interests in Its Sights

Magazine article by Ed Blanche; The Middle East, October 2010

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Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb--International aspects, Antiterrorism measures--International aspects, French colonies--Military aspects, French foreign relations--Military aspects, International security--Management, Presidents (Government)--Foreign policy, Presidents--Foreign policy, Sarkozy, Nicolas--Foreign policy, Security, International--Management

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...France, the Former Colonial Power in North Africa...Qaeda for Beheading a French Hostage, Joining Maghreb...Justice Seeking in the New French Initiative, Paris Also...has as much to do with French economic interests in its former African empire as it has with combatting...
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Reflections of Empire: Glittering Monument to Britain's Colonial Achievement or Fragile Symbol of a Fragmenting Imperial Dream? Jan Piggott Charts the Efforts to Make Joseph Paxton's Crystal Palace Flourish as an 'Acropolis of Empire'

Magazine article by Jan Piggott; History Today, Vol. 61, April 2011

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Architects--Works, Crystal Palace (London, England)--History, Historic buildings, Paxton, Joseph--Works

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...to Britains Colonial Achievement...1851. The Empire nations, other...products of French looms. Reviewers...reminders of great empires that fell through...imperial and colonial visitors, was a Pageant of Empire, including...Good friends, French and English...art. Further colonial exhibitions...The British Empire Exhibition...
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The Two Faces of Empire: The Allies May Be Regarded as the 'Good Guys' of the Second World War, but the Hypocrisy Apparent in Their Treatment of Colonial Peoples Drove Many Subjects into the Arms of Their Enemies

Magazine article by Mihir Bose; History Today, Vol. 59, October 2009

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Colonialism--Analysis, World War II, 1939-1945--Political aspects

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...Their Treatment of Colonial Peoples Drove Many...dominions of the British Empire and the smaller...huge British and French empires--in essence nothing...Hungarian and Ottoman empires, not to non-Europeans...delegates of the British Empire, in particular...leading the Free French, summed up the...
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Putting the Houses in Order: During the Raj, the Chettiar Community of the Indian State of Tamil Nadu Built Thousands of Palatial Homes with Money Earned While Working for the British. but after the End of the Colonial Era, the Houses Fell into Disrepair. Now, Thanks to the Efforts of Two French Architects, Many Are Being Restored to Their Former Glory

Magazine article by Luke Duggleby; Geographical, Vol. 83, October 2011

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Dwellings--Demographic aspects, Dwellings--Design and construction, Housing--Demographic aspects, Housing--Design and construction, Teak--Usage, Vaisyas--Demographic aspects

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...after the End of the Colonial Era, the Houses Fell...to the Efforts of Two French Architects, Many Are...explains Michel Adment, a French architect who, along...the Chettiars business empire. But if there was a...think of the "native" colonial style of some buildings...

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Newspaper Articles on: french colonial empire

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Travel: Eclectic Mix of French Flair and Britain's Colonial Past; the Great Escape ALISON DAYANI Journeys from Quebec City to the Charlevoix Region QUEBEC

Newspaper article; Coventry Evening Telegraph (England), October 17, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...French Flair and Britains Colonial Past; the Great Escape...Byline: ALISON DAYANI FRENCH and English customs living...relaxed attitude of the French, the organisation of...houses with the classic French green pointed rooves...for the French colonial empire - a century later it...
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Island at the Heart of the Debate on Future of the Empire

Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), March 31, 2011

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Debate on Future of the Empire. TRINIDAD is the most southerly...remained part of the Spanish empire until it was seized by the...insurrection had brought down the French colonial regime in Saint-Domingue...the future of the British empire.
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EMPIRE OF THE VAMPIRE; Transylvania Is the Land of Dracula and Ancient Forests, Magyars and Wolves. and While Staying in Prince Charles's Carpathian Guesthouse, Laura Sevier Has a Close Encounter with a Mysterious Count in Tweed

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), October 29, 2010

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Stoker, Bram, Wolves

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EMPIRE OF THE VAMPIRE; Transylvania Is the Land of Dracula and Ancient Forests, Magyars and Wolves. and While...as the governors mansion and later used as a prison, the 23-suite hotel has been revamped in a fusion of French colonial
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BOOKS: A Mint Story of Imperialism; This Sceptred Isle: Empire, by Christopher Lee, BBC Books, Pounds 20

Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), November 19, 2005

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Eurosceptics dislike of the French - a lingering nostalgia...to Britains drive for colonial glory. Certainly Christopher...This Sceptred Isle: Empire by observing: "When...that the legacy of the Empire runs deep." His book...history of the British Empire. But at times he seems...ready to be kind to the Empires historical record...
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The Empire Strikes Back

Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), July 12, 2004

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...should know about the Empire, and that it has been...key point is that the Empire was very beneficial to...is that a lot of ex-colonial populations still think...history of the British Empire: It lasted more than...British took many former French possessions in the West...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: french colonial empire

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British Empire

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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...The origins of the empire date from the late...adversaries were the French. In the 17th cent...passed, restricting colonial trade exclusively...Spanish and Dutch empires, exposing their...growing Anglo-French rivalry in India...over the expanding empire. In the 1680s the...Company and its French counterpart were...
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French and Indian Wars

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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FRENCH AND INDIAN WARS 1689...the North American colonial wars between Great...worldwide struggle for empire and were roughly linked...not only raids by the French or the British but...Phips in 1690. (The French recaptured it the next...
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Foreign Legion

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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...and fought in other areas of the French colonial empire and in both world wars. It was later active in the French campaigns in Indochina and Algeria...Algerian insurgency against the French government (1961) and was rapidly...
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Ferry, Jules

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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...however, as the builder of the French colonial empire. An exponent of imperialism...von Bismarck in order to secure French expansion overseas. During his premiership the French occupied Tunis, entered Tonkin...
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Faidherbe, Louis LÉon CÉsar

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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...laoN sazar faderb , 1818 89, French colonial administrator. He was a leading...participant in the establishment of the French colonial empire in Africa. As governor of Senegal...Omar out of Senegal, extending French control to The Gambia, but maintained...

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