Cultural and Literary Representations of the Automobile in French Indochina: A Colonial Roadshow 2018 Edition Contributor(s): Ponsavady, Stéphanie (Author) |
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ISBN: 3319945580 ISBN-13: 9783319945583 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Modern - General - Literary Criticism | European - General |
Dewey: 809 |
Series: Studies in Mobilities, Literature, and Culture |
Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (0.99 lbs) 230 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - Modern |
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Publisher Description: How are the pleasures and thrills of the automobile linked to France's history of conquest, colonialism, and exploitation in Southeast Asia? Cultural and Literary Representations of the Automobile in French Indochina addresses the contradictions of the "progress" of French colonialism and their consequences through the lens of the automobile. St phanie Ponsavady examines the development of transportation systems in French Indochina at the turn of the twentieth century, analyzing archival material and French and Vietnamese literature to critically assess French colonialism. |