France S Modernising Mission

Author : Ed Naylor
Publisher : Springer
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2017-12-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781137551337

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France's Modernising Mission by Ed Naylor Pdf

This volume explores how France’s ‘modernising mission’ unfolded during the post-war period and its reverberations in the decades after empire. In the aftermath of the Second World War, France sought to reinvent its empire by transforming the traditional ‘civilising mission’ into a ‘modernising mission’. Henceforth, French claims to rule would be based on extending citizenship rights and the promise of economic development and welfare within a ‘Greater France’. In the face of rising anti-colonial mobilization and a new international order, redefining the terms that bound colonised peoples and territories to the metropole was a strategic necessity but also a dynamic which Paris struggled to control. The language of reform and equality was seized upon locally to make claims on metropolitan resources and wrest away the political initiative. Intertwined with coercion and violence, the struggle to define what ‘modernisation’ would mean for colonised societies was a key factor in the wider process of decolonisation. Contributions by leading specialists extend geographically from Africa to the Pacific and to metropolitan France itself, examining a range of topics including education policy, colonial knowledge production, rural development and slum clearance.

Author : Vanessa R. Schwartz
Publisher : OUP USA
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2011-10-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780195389418

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Modern France by Vanessa R. Schwartz Pdf

The French Revolution, politics and the modern nation -- French and the civilizing mission -- Paris and magnetic appeal -- France stirs up the melting pot -- France hurtles into the future.

Author : Alistair Cole,Gino Raymond
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2006-06-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 071907150X

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Redefining the French Republic by Alistair Cole,Gino Raymond Pdf

This text investigates continuity and change in contemporary French politics, society and culture. It draws on contributions that reflect a variety of methodological approaches, ranging from theoretical speculations and modelling to the interpretation of fieldwork data.

Author : Natalya Vince
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9783030542641

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The Algerian War, The Algerian Revolution by Natalya Vince Pdf

“This book is an incredibly clear presentation of why the Algerian War mattered, what happened, the key contexts which produced this conflict and those that shaped it, as well as offering a brilliant entry point to teach or demonstrate how historiography works, how historians do history.”- Todd Shepard, Arthur O. Lovejoy Professor of History, John Hopkins University, USA “This is a fantastic book which fills an important gap in the historical scholarship. Natalya Vince has managed the seemingly impossible task of presenting a nuanced history of the Algerian War / Algerian Revolution in clear, concise terms.” - Sarah Frank, Associate Lecturer of History, St Andrews University, UK "This brilliant and beautifully written book achieves the seemingly impossible task of offering a lucid and nuanced guide to the massive body of historical writing on the Algerian war. The book will immediately become essential and indispensable reading not only for students at all levels but also for teachers and historians."- Julian Jackson, Professor of Modern French History, Queen Mary University of London, UK This book provides a new analysis of the contested history of one of the most violent wars of decolonisation of the twentieth century – the Algerian War/ the Algerian Revolution between 1954 and 1962. It brings together an engaging account of its origins, course and legacies with an incisive examination of how interpretations of the conflict have shifted and why it continues to provoke intense debate. Locating the war in a century-long timeframe stretching from 1914 to the present, it multiplies the perspectives from which events can be seen. The pronouncements of politicians are explored alongside the testimony of rural women who provided logistical support for guerrillas in the National Liberation Front. The broader context of decolonisation and the Cold War is considered alongside the experiences of colonised men serving in the French army. Unpacking the historiography of the end of a colonial empire, the rise of anti-colonial nationalism and their post-colonial aftermaths, it provides an accessible insight into how history is written.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : William Carey Library
Page : 960 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Christian sects
ISBN : 9780878086085

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World Christian Trends Ad30-ad2200 (hb) by Anonim Pdf

Author : Alicia Pastor y Camarasa
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-14
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781040035757

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Transnational Constitution Making by Alicia Pastor y Camarasa Pdf

This book examines the largely neglected but crucial role of transnational actors in democratic constitution-making. The writing or rewriting of constitutions is usually a key moment in democratic transitions. But how exactly does this take place? Most contemporary comparative constitutional literature draws on the concept of constituent power – the power of the people – to address this moment. But what this overlooks, this book argues, is the important role of external, transnational actors who tend to play a crucial role in the process. Drawing on sociolegal methodologies but informed by new legal realism, this book develops a new theoretical framework for examining the involvement of such actors in constitution-making. Empirically grounded, the book uncovers a more comprehensive picture of how constitution-making unfolds on the ground. Illuminating the power dynamics at play during the legal process, it reveals not only the wide range of external actors involved but also the continuity between decolonisation and post-Cold War constitution-making. This book, the first to provide an in-depth examination of external actor involvement in constitution-making, will appeal to scholars of constitutional law, sociolegal studies, law and development, and transitional justice.

Author : Roger Price
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 521 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2001-11-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781139430975

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The French Second Empire by Roger Price Pdf

This is a most thoroughly researched book on Napoleon III's Second Empire. It makes a vital contribution to the quarter-century of French history following the 1848 revolution, which saw major developments in the 'modernization' of the French state and in its relationships with its citizens.

Author : Laura Cleaver,Alixe Bovey,Lucy Donkin
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 503 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2020-03-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004422339

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Illuminating the Middle Ages by Laura Cleaver,Alixe Bovey,Lucy Donkin Pdf

The twenty-eight essays in this collection showcase cutting-edge research in manuscript studies, encompassing material from late antiquity to the Renaissance. The volume celebrates the exceptional contribution of John Lowden to the study of medieval books.

Author : Damiano Matasci,Miguel Bandeira Jerónimo,Hugo Gonçalves Dores
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2020-01-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783030278014

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Education and Development in Colonial and Postcolonial Africa by Damiano Matasci,Miguel Bandeira Jerónimo,Hugo Gonçalves Dores Pdf

This open access edited volume offers an analysis of the entangled histories of education and development in twentieth-century Africa. It deals with the plurality of actors that competed and collaborated to formulate educational and developmental paradigms and projects: debating their utility and purpose, pondering their necessity and risk, and evaluating their intended and unintended consequences in colonial and postcolonial moments. Since the late nineteenth century, the “educability” of the native was the subject of several debates and experiments: numerous voices, arguments, and agendas emerged, involving multiple institutions and experts, governmental and non-governmental, religious and laic, operating from the corridors of international organizations to the towns and rural villages of Africa. This plurality of expressions of political, social, cultural, and economic imagination of education and development is at the core of this collective work.

Author : Michael W. Stroope
Publisher : SPCK
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781783595532

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Transcending Mission by Michael W. Stroope Pdf

Today the language of mission is in disarray. Where do the language and idea of 'mission' come from? Do they truly have precedence in the early centuries of the church? Michael Stroope investigates these questions and shows how the language of mission is a modern phenomenon that shaped a 'grand narrative' of mission. He then offers a way forward. Prologue Acknowledgements Introduction: the enigma of mission Part 1: Justifying mission 1. Partisans and apologists 2. Reading Scripture as mission 3. Presenting history as mission 4. Rhetoric and trope Part 2: Innovating mission 5. Holy conquest 6. Latin occupation 7. Mission vow 8. Ignatian mission Part 3: Revising mission 9. Protestant reception 10. Missionary problems Epilogue: towards pilgrim witness Works cited

Author : Patrick Clastres,François Vallotton,Thomas David
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2022-05-09
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9782889761647

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Youth, Young People and Sport From the 19th Century to Modern Day by Patrick Clastres,François Vallotton,Thomas David Pdf

Author : Muriam Haleh Davis
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2022-08-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781478023104

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Markets of Civilization by Muriam Haleh Davis Pdf

In Markets of Civilization Muriam Haleh Davis provides a history of racial capitalism, showing how Islam became a racial category that shaped economic development in colonial and postcolonial Algeria. French officials in Paris and Algiers introduced what Davis terms “a racial regime of religion” that subjected Algerian Muslims to discriminatory political and economic structures. These experts believed that introducing a market economy would modernize society and discourage anticolonial nationalism. Planners, politicians, and economists implemented reforms that both sought to transform Algerians into modern economic subjects and drew on racial assumptions despite the formally color-blind policies of the French state. Following independence, convictions about the inherent link between religious beliefs and economic behavior continued to influence development policies. Algerian president Ahmed Ben Bella embraced a specifically Algerian socialism founded on Islamic principles, while French technocrats saw Algeria as a testing ground for development projects elsewhere in the Global South. Highlighting the entanglements of race and religion, Davis demonstrates that economic orthodoxies helped fashion understandings of national identity on both sides of the Mediterranean during decolonization.

Author : Tyler Stovall
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2021-01-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9780691179469

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White Freedom by Tyler Stovall Pdf

The racist legacy behind the Western idea of freedom The era of the Enlightenment, which gave rise to our modern conceptions of freedom and democracy, was also the height of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. America, a nation founded on the principle of liberty, is also a nation built on African slavery, Native American genocide, and systematic racial discrimination. White Freedom traces the complex relationship between freedom and race from the eighteenth century to today, revealing how being free has meant being white. Tyler Stovall explores the intertwined histories of racism and freedom in France and the United States, the two leading nations that have claimed liberty as the heart of their national identities. He explores how French and American thinkers defined freedom in racial terms and conceived of liberty as an aspect and privilege of whiteness. He discusses how the Statue of Liberty—a gift from France to the United States and perhaps the most famous symbol of freedom on Earth—promised both freedom and whiteness to European immigrants. Taking readers from the Age of Revolution to today, Stovall challenges the notion that racism is somehow a paradox or contradiction within the democratic tradition, demonstrating how white identity is intrinsic to Western ideas about liberty. Throughout the history of modern Western liberal democracy, freedom has long been white freedom. A major work of scholarship that is certain to draw a wide readership and transform contemporary debates, White Freedom provides vital new perspectives on the inherent racism behind our most cherished beliefs about freedom, liberty, and human rights.

Author : Malcolm Cook,Grace Davie
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2002-01-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134734764

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Modern France by Malcolm Cook,Grace Davie Pdf

Modern France is an up-to-date and accessible introduction to the nature of French society at the end of the twentieth century. The book examines the transition of France and French life as the nation moves from an industrial to a post-industrial economy, and the cultural and social dislocations that such an evoltuion implies. Sociological concepts and categories of class, race, gender, age and region are discussed as well as how they combine together to produce inequalities and identities. These concepts are then applied to a range of issues such as work, politics, education, health, religion and leisure. Modern France reveals the nature of French society at a critical moment in her evolution and how a member of the European Union reflects distinctiveness and commonality in the development of Europe as a whole.

Author : British Museum. Department of Printed Books
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1354 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : English imprints
ISBN : PSU:000030001084

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General Catalogue of Printed Books by British Museum. Department of Printed Books Pdf