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 neglected French
colonial discourses at the height of the French imperial encounter
with Indochina. The period of French colonial rule in Indochina
spanned some ninety years and not only did it witness France's
Fourth Republic's first experience (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 of France's own understanding of its role in
Indochina and its relationship with the colony. The author brings
together striking images from colonial expositions, metropolitan
fiction, travel journalism, world exhibitions, popular song,
gendered and familial representations as well as film to reveal the
confusion over imperial identity that prevailed in France until the
eve of the Second World War. This authoritative work provides an
important re-evaluation of French Indochina and its legacy. Its
interdisciplinary approach will be of interest to a broad
readership: students of French history, colonial and postcolonial
studies, cultural studies, literature, sociology and race.
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