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With a Weapon and a Grin: Postcard Images of France's Black African Colonial Troops in WWI (Hardcover)
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With a Weapon and a Grin: Postcard Images of France's Black African Colonial Troops in WWI (Hardcover)
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In incorporating Black African soldiers on the European
battleground in their war against the Germans in WWI, France needed
to change the image of the African from that of savage to a loyal
and courageous soldier, a non-threat to French citizenry. What
emerged was the Grand Enfant, a child-like figure with a winning
grin who nonetheless could be ruthless in pursuit of the Hun.
Meanwhile, German propaganda persisted in portraying the African as
a cannibal, being unjustly deployed by France against the civilized
European. Postcards of the era were an important means of
disseminating these images and demonstrate how the African
soldier's image was manipulated to serve the changing needs of the
European belligerents. The book contains over 150 stunning images
from this propaganda war and places them in historical context. It
is a pioneering study in English of a long-neglected aspect of the
First World War.
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