French Women and the Empire
| Author | : Marie-Paule Ha |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 305 |
| Release | : 2014 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780199640362 |
| ISBN-13 | : 019964036X |
| Rating | : 4/5 (36X Downloads) |
Book Synopsis French Women and the Empire by : Marie-Paule Ha
Download or read book French Women and the Empire 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. 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.