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From béarn to Southern Africa or the amazing destiny of Eugène Casalis / by Marie-Claude Mosimann-Barbier ; translated from French by Jeanne Beckner.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Barbier, Marie-Claude, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Missionaries--Africa, Southern--Biography.
- Missionaries.
- Protestant churches--Missions--Africa, Southern--History.
- Protestant churches.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (256 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The end of the 20th century was a time of post-colonial repentance in the Western world. On 23rd February 2005, a law was passed in France, stressing ""the positive role of the French presence overseas"", triggering considerable controversy. However, the fascinating history of the French missionary Eugène Casalis illustrates that there are some cases where ""the French presence overseas"" is still perceived positively, as shown by the commemorative stamps issued by the Kingdom of Lesotho in 1983,...
- Contents:
- TABLE OF CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER I; CHAPTER II; CHAPTER III; CHAPTER IV; CHAPTER V; BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 20, 2014).
- ISBN:
- 1-4438-6081-6
- OCLC:
- 882231834
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