Jules Ferry and the Renaissance of French Imperialism / Thomas Francis Power.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Power, Thomas Francis, author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1944]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Explores the driving forces of the great French expansionist movement in the early years of the Third Republic, focusing on the problem of the motives of Jules Ferry, the premier under whom the greatest expansion occurred in 1881 to 1885. It also attempts a reexamination of some of the commonly ascribed motives, particularly that of economic determinism.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Chapter Two. NATIONAL RIVALRIES AND THE ACQUISITION OF TUNISIA

Chapter Three. HARVEST WITHOUT SOWING IN OCEANIA AND WEST AFRICA

Chapter Four. EQUATORIAL AFRICA: THE STRUGGLE FOR THE CONGO

Chapter Five. MADAGASCAR AND THE AMBITIONS OF FRENCH COLONIALS

Chapter Six. FRUSTRATION IN EGYPT

Chapter Seven. EMPIRE AND WAR IN IN DO-CHIN A

Chapter Eight. SUMMARY

Appendix

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

VITA

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

0-231-88513-X

OCLC:

1100433606