Reviews for Historical Dictionary Of Paris

The average rating for Historical Dictionary Of Paris based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-12-25 00:00:00 Margaret Rubright The book does what it says it does -- discussing the twists and turns of the concept of "civilizing mission" expressed by French colonial governors. It does a good job and is helpful for my comparative research (with Japanese assimilationist policy). It is not "biased" but it only covers the colonizer's ideology -- which makes the story entirely incomplete. I assume these policies went through dialectics facing local conditions and responses, but there is almost no mentioning about African people's perceptions and daily lives.

Review # 2 was written on 2019-07-12 00:00:00 Alvaro Nogueira De Zavala Great history. A balanced look at the mission civilisitrice: its origins, its shortcomings, its change, and the men who implemented it. The methodology is tight and the writing moves. This is a must read for anyone interested in French imperialism, especially in west Africa.