Vichy in the Tropics
Author | : Eric T. Jennings |
Publisher | : Stanford University Press |
Total Pages | : 340 |
Release | : 2001 |
ISBN-10 | : 0804750475 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780804750479 |
Rating | : 4/5 (479 Downloads) |
Download or read book Vichy in the Tropics written by Eric T. Jennings and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2001 Alf Andrew Heggoy Prize of the French Colonial Historical Society This book examines the role of the Vichy regime in bringing about profound changes in the French colonial empire. It argues that Vichy contributed to postwar decolonization by introducing an ideology based on a new, harsher, brand of colonization.