aus dem klappentext: valorized as "la perle de l}Extreme Orient", indochina was france}s rival to britain}s "jewel in the crown". advanced, worthy, and accorded special status, it was a showcase of success, but also a site of disaster. given the current scholarly interest in reassessing colonial attitudes and in francophone culture, this book fills an important gap by focusing upon the rejected french colonial discourses at the heigth of the french imperial encounter with indochina. the period of french imperial rule in indochina spanned some ninety years and not only did it witness france}s forth republic}s first expüerience (and loss) of colonial war, it also exemplified the often contradictory representations and perceptions of imperial identity, colonialism and the legacy of the 1789 revolution. framed by political, ideological and historical developments and debates, each chapter develops an intriguing socio-cultural account if france}s own understanding of its role in indochina and its relationship with the colony.

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