Tricoire The Colonial Dream

Imperial Knowledge and the French-Malagasy Encounters in the Age of Enlightenment
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-3-11-071531-6
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, Band 5, 399 Seiten

Reihe: Transregional Practices of PowerISSN

European expansion began in the early modern period, but in the 18th century Europeans were still far from establishing their rule in Africa or Asia. Many attempts at expansion failed miserably. Nevertheless, the belief in European supremacy and civilizing charisma was consolidated. This study examines the reasons for these unrealistic plans and shows how a gap developed between imperial aspirations and the reality of intercultural encounters. Using the history of French attempts at expansion in Madagascar as an example, it analyses the unfolding of colonial fantasy, the production of bureaucratic knowledge and the role of the Enlightenment in the development of colonialism.

Zielgruppe

Historians focussing on colonialism

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tricoire, Damien

Weitere Mitwirkende

O'Neill, Christine

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kolonialgeschichte, Geschichte des Imperialismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Afrikanische Geschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Damien Tricoire, Martin-Luther-Universität, Halle-Wittenberg.