Isbn: 9780199579167 - assimilation and empire: uniformity in french and british colonies, 1541-1954 (4 resultados)

8vo, 231pp. A very good hardback copy in like dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Hardcover, xi + 231 pages, NOT ex-library. Minor handling wear. Book is clean and bright throughout with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps, firmly bound. In a likewise dust jacket. -- The book explores the concept and practice of assimilation in the French and British colonial empires over a span of four centuries. Focusing on the policies of both empires, it examines how the goal of imposing cultural uniformity was central to their imperial strategies. Belmessous investigates the efforts to transform colonized populations into versions of the European ruling nations, emphasizing how ideas of assimilation were both applied and resisted in various colonies. The book compares the French and British approaches to colonial governance, revealing the different motivations and methods each empire used to enforce or promote cultural and legal assimilation. It traces the development of assimilation policies from early modern times to the 20th century, looking at how these strategies evolved in response to changing political, social, and economic circumstances in the colonies. Key themes include: - The origins and evolution of assimilation policies in the French and British empires; - The impact of colonial assimilation on indigenous populations; - Cultural and racial hierarchies in colonial governance; - Resistance and adaptation by colonized peoples; - The eventual decline of assimilationist policies and the rise of self-determination movements; - A comparison of assimilationist policies in different regions and time periods, from North America to Africa and Asia. By examining the contradictions and challenges faced by the French and British in their pursuit of assimilation, Belmessous provides a nuanced and comprehensive account of how the concept of uniformity was central to the justification and maintenance of imperial rule. -- Contents: List of Maps; To the Reader; Introduction; Part I. Assimilation in Early Modern French America: From Francisation to Racialism 1. French Colonial Justifications 2. Francisation as New France's Founding Project 3. Defining French Distinctiveness in Seventeenth-Century France 4. Implementing Francisation 5. The Emergence of Race in French Political Imagination 6. Conclusion; Part II. Assimilation in the Nineteenth-Century British Empire: The Rule of Law as an Engine of Civilization 1. British Colonial Justifications 2. The Colonial Career of Saxe Bannister 3. Bannister's Colonial Philosophy 4. Bannister's Civilizing Scheme for the Aborigines of the British Empire 5. Introducing the Rule of Law in the Colonies 6. Building an Empire by Treaty 7. The Outcomes of the Assimilative Project in the Second Half of the Nineteenth Century 8. Conclusion; Part III. Assimilation Against Colonialism: The Struggle of the Muslim Natives in French Algeria 1. French Conquest of Algeria 2. Assimilation in French Political Culture 3. Assimilating Algeria to France 4. Assimilating the Muslim Natives through the Rule of French Law 5. Assimilating the Natives through Education 6. The Rise of Racial Politics 7. Assimilation in Post-First World War Algeria 8. Assimilation in Algeria: The Indigenous Point of View 9. Conclusion; Conclusion: Assimilation in Post-colonial Societies; Selected Bibliography; Index.…

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