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Imperial rule and the politics of nationalism : anti-colonial protest in the French empire

Lawrence, Adria, 1973-

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\"During the first half of the twentieth century, movements seeking political equality emerged in France's overseas territories. Within twenty years, they were replaced by movements for national independence in the majority of French colonies, protectorates, and mandates. In this pathbreaking study of the decolonization era, Adria Lawrence asks why elites in French colonies shifted from demands for egalitarian and democratic reforms to calls for independent statehood, and why mass mobilization for independence emerged where and when it did. Lawrence shows that nationalist discourses became dominant as a consequence of the failure of the reform agenda. Where political rights were granted, colonial subjects opted for further integration and reform. Contrary to conventional accounts, nationalism was not the only or even the primary form of anti-colonialism. Lawrence shows further that mass nationalist protest occurred only when and where French authority was disrupted. Imperial crises were the cause, not the result, of mass protest\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Subject: Anti-imperialist movements France History. / Postcolonialism France. / Nationalism France. / POLITICAL SCIENCE / General. / France Colonies. / France Politics and government.
• ISBN: 9781107037090, 1107037093, 9781107640757, 110764075X

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
JV1811.L38 2013	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE