"The Cult of the Modern focuses on nineteenth-century France and Algeria and examines the role that ideas of modernity and modernization played in both national and colonial programs during the years of the Second Empire and the early Third Republic. Gavin Murray-Miller rethinks…
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A clash of republics -- The Chinese trap -- Modus vivendi -- Massacre -- The French trap -- Who turned out the lights? -- If only ... -- Glossary.
From before the war to the Stresa Conference -- What do we care about Ethiopia? -- The anti-fascist crusade -- But is this war just? -- Ethiopia's foreign relations -- The mad dog -- Ethiopia's internal situation -- The covenant of the League of Nations -- British policy -- The …
"In this compelling volume, Tyler Stovall takes a transnational approach to the history of modern France, and draws the reader into a key aspect of France's political culture: universalism. Beginning with the French Revolution, Stovall traces the evolution of France through indu…
By extending his view beyond the metropole, Stovall brings a transnational perspective to the history of modern France since the Revolution, including French colonies in the mix.
Scope and content: "In this compelling volume, Tyler Stovall takes a transnational approach to the history of modern France, and draws the reader into a key aspect of France's political culture: universalism. Beginning with the French Revolution, Stovall traces the evolution of …
"In this compelling volume, Tyler Stovall takes a transnational approach to the history of modern France, and by doing so draws the reader into a key aspect of France's political culture: universalism. Beginning with the French Revolution and its aftermath, Stovall traces the de…
"In this compelling volume, Tyler Stovall takes a transnational approach to the history of modern France, and draws the reader into a key aspect of France's political culture: universalism. Beginning with the French Revolution, Stovall traces the evolution of France through indu…
<Div><B>Tyler Stovall</B> is a Professor of French History at University of California, Santa Cruz. He is the author of <I>Paris and the Spirit of 1919</I> and <I>Paris Noir: African Americans in the City of Light</I>.</div>
By extending his view beyond the metropole, Stovall brings a transnational perspective to the history of modern France since the Revolution, including French colonies in the mix.
"In this compelling volume, Tyler Stovall takes a transnational approach to the history of modern France, and draws the reader into a key aspect of France's political culture: universalism. Beginning with the French Revolution, Stovall traces the evolution of France through indu…