Race and War in France - Colonial Subjects in the French Army, 1914-1918

Investigates French conceptions of race and national identity during the First World War. Using the experiences of African and Asian colonial soldiers, this title examines how tensions between racial prejudices and strong traditions of republican universalism and egalitarianism resulted in often contradictory and paradoxical policies.

Product details

• Authors: Richard S. Fogarty, Richard Standish Fogarty
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 22
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.08.2008
• EAN: 9780801888243
• ISBN: 978-0-8018-8824-3
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 32 mm
• Series: War/Society/Culture; War/Society/Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration